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A post on the Breaux Bridge Police Department’s Facebook page shows a photo of the police chief in his rain boots and street clothes trying to unclog grates and drains to get water moving out of residents yards.
Throughout the day Saturday, heavy rains and a strong wind gust pounded the area forcing local law enforcement officials to enforce a curfew in place for residents in the community....

CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputies are working a train derailment in south Caddo Parish.
The train came off the tracks and is blocking both lanes of Louisiana Highway 1 near the Caddo and Red River Parish line.
The highway will be closed approximately 4-5 hours while crews work to clear the train cars. Traffic is being diverted to Highway 175 to I-49....

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Barry (all times local):
3:45 p.m.
Tropical Storm Barry has now weakened to a tropical depression, but forecasters warn flooding rains and tornadoes are still possible as the storm winds down.

HEWITT, N.J. (WATE) – A backyard camera in Hewitt, N.J., recorded a black bear knocking over a bird feeder and eating the bird food only to be chased away by a fast-moving dog.
Mark Stinziano posted the video on his Facebook page on Tuesday, with the caption:...