As water inches closer, an agonizing wait in La.

BUTTE LAROSE, La. — The final wave of holdouts has mostly packed up and left this Louisiana town as water from the swollen Atchafalaya River has inched toward their homes, with their frustration and hope painted on signs posted outside.

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Chris Lynn checks his fathers property which is still surrounded by floodwaters from the Mississippi River in Vicksburg, Miss., Saturday. Lynn said that the Mississippi River floodwater had receded several inches from Friday.

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