Louisiana: wet and getting wetter

Low-lying streets of Louisiana have flooded, stalling cars and stranding motorists

January 6, 1998
Web posted at: 1:36 p.m. EST (1836 GMT)

(CNN) -- It's going to be a wet week for parts of Louisiana.

Storms have dumped as much as 10 inches of rain on the southeastern part the state.

Low-lying streets have flooded, stalling cars and stranding motorists. Half of Louisiana was under a flash flood watch Tuesday, with two more storm systems moving in.

No injuries or deaths have been reported.

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