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NEW ORLEANS — Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Lee were falling in southern Louisiana and pelting the Gulf Coast on Saturday as the storm's center trudged slowly toward land, where businesses were already beginning to suffer on what would normally be a bustling holiday weekend. The storm was expected to drop 10 to 15 inches of rain across southern Louisiana. No injuries or deaths had been reported as of early Saturday afternoon, though power was knocked out to at least 35,000 people and officials were still cautiously w... Full story
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (LAN'-droo) has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Lee threatens to bring heavy rain and flooding over the weekend. AP Photo/Sun Herald, Drew Tart Brown pelicans pearched on an old pier in Gulfport, Miss. face into the wind generated by Tropical Storm Lee as it approaches south Mississippi on Friday. Gov. Haley Barbour as issued a state of emergency for coastal regions of the state due to the chance of severe flooding from the storm. Landrieu says the declaration w...
