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The Bossier Parish Highway Department will be offering sandbags to the public due to a massive storm forecast to hit the area this week.

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A day of play nearly turned tragic for five children playing in a drainage ditch in south Shreveport.

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There are still some issues to deal with from the storms that rolled through our state Tuesday. The high water has caused Shreveport trash pick-up to run about a day behind schedule in some areas. All collect

High water is still an issue today, as our region deals with more rainfall. In Claiborne Parish, about 10 or 11 roads are barricaded due to flash flooding. In Shreveport, there are still problem spots because of fallen trees

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Rain has arrived in our area and has been with us for more than 24 hours.  This has causes some problems on area roads.

This is what it looked like for traffic getting onto 3132 from Linwood:

Whenever natural disasters strike, news stations often send out a few poor saps to report from the scene. With Hurricane Irene, we typically saw wind-whipped, rain-soaked correspondents in various locations talking about the storm’s fury.

But if there’s an award for Most Deserving of Hazard Pay, it has to go to Washington, DC Fox affiliate WTTG’s Tucker Barnes.

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Much of eastern United States is getting ready for the arrival of Hurricane Irene. More than 50 million people live in the projected path of the Category 2 storm, which is expected to make landfall along North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Friday.

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Mississippi River flooding will have an impact on the Red River, too.

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With severe flooding anticipated in south Louisiana from the Mississippi River, the Northwest Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross is mobilizing volunteers to assist with potential relief efforts.

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has spoken: People who live in the Morganza floodway need to prepare to evacuate.  Earlier today, Jindal said it's just a matter of time before the rising river level makes opening the flood control structure a necessity.

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