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Despite the few hours respite our area had this afternoon from the rain, the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office has announced mandatory evacuations for two more subdivisions in Bossier, plus the area immediately around Louisiana Downs.

Public safety is paramount and authorities urge citizens to use extreme caution, and if you don't have to go anywhere, stay put. Social media is alive with pictures and videos of this amazing flash flood felt by so many. Facebook user Bryan Wooley shot several videos in and around Shreveport's Historic Highland and Fairfield neighborhoods.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A  TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN NATCHITOCHES PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA... EAST CENTRAL SABINE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA... * UNTIL 230 PM CST ================================================= THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 16 UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 15...

U.S. Sen. David Vitter today issued the following statement after the Senate passed a concurring resolution that includes an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through Nov. 18:

The National Weather Service office in Shreveport says a flood warning remains in effect for Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill.