St. Landry Parish lifts mandatory evacuation
St. Landry Parish has lifted a mandatory evacuation that drove hundreds of residents out of their homes after the Army Corps of Engineers opened the Morganza floodway, diverting the swollen Mississippi River's flood waters into the Atchafalaya River.
St. Charles Parish will begin assisted evacuation Friday, said Renee C. Allemand, St. Charles Parish public information officer.