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A map from the National Weather Service shows tornado reports (red T), wind reports (blue W) and hail reports (green H) for Tuesday. More than 20 tornadoes were reported as a powerful storm system moved through the Southeast. Zoom in on the map here.

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At Least 5 Reportedly Killed As Strong Storms, Including Tornadoes, Hit Southeast

12:17pm November 30, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Four children were critically wounded in Alabama by a tornado and severe thunderstorms, the National Weather Service says. Tornadoes were also reported in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Former KKK Leader David Duke Blames Debate Protests On Black Lives Matter 'Radicals'

11:16pm November 02, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Debate sponsors barred the public from the forum, angering students protesting Duke's appearance on the Dillard University campus, a historically black college.

A coffin is seen in a flooded cemetery in August in Sorrento, La.

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Keeping The Dead In Their Place

6:54am September 23, 2016

by Martha Ann Overland

Unidentified coffins are a big problem in Louisiana, especially when they end up floating down flooded city streets.

Evacuees sleep in cots on Aug. 19 at the shelter set up at the River Center arena in Baton Rouge, La., as the area deals with the record flooding.

Louisiana Kids Return To School, A Bubble Of Normalcy After Massive Floods

7:52pm September 08, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Children in Baton Rouge, La., are back in class after a three-week interruption. But life is still upended: Many students are displaced and still living in shelters, and don't know where they'll go.

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Hilton Pray, 82, holds one of thousands of his photographs that were damaged after an estimated 4-feet of water filled his home in Denham Springs, La.

After Louisiana Floods, A Photographer Finds Resilience

5:29pm August 26, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Photographer Collin Richie and three colleagues have been shooting portraits of people who were impacted by the floods in Louisiana. The images focus on what people were able to save.

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Cleanup crews roll through East Baton Rouge picking up debris from massive floods that ravaged the state last week.

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Cleanup Crews Roll Through Baton Rouge After Louisiana Flooding

7:37pm August 25, 2016

by NPR Staff

In flood-ravaged Louisiana, a cleanup contractor that specializes in disaster recovery operations helps Baton Rouge clean up debris. Cleanup crews say the destruction is much worse than reported.

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Amber Lakin (front) and colleague Julia Porras work at Central City Concern, an organization that does outreach and job training to combat homelessness and addiction in Portland, Ore. Lakin went through the welfare system and now works with Central City C

20 Years Since Welfare's Overhaul, Results Are Mixed

11:06pm August 22, 2016

The new program did work for millions of families. The idea was that people would be encouraged to find work if they knew their monthly checks would end, but instead, some have been left high and dry.

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Daniel Stover, 17, moves a boat of personal belongings from a friend's flooded home in Sorrento, La., on Saturday.

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Louisiana Takes Stock Of The Damage After Devastating Flooding

4:29pm August 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The state is entering recovery mode after the flooding killed 13 people and damaged at least 60,000 homes across 20 parishes. It's expected to take months and the governor says the state needs help.

Louisiana resident David Key rides away after reviewing the damage to his home. Federal officials have expanded a disaster declaration after flooding in the state damaged tens of thousands of homes and left nine people dead.

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More Parishes Declared Disaster Areas As Louisiana Floods Kill 11

6:50pm August 16, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

Federal officials are expanding a disaster declaration to include more areas inundated by floodwaters. At least 40,000 homes have been damaged by floods since Friday.

Flooding can be seen on O'Neal Lane, looking north from I-12 in Baton Rouge, La.

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Louisiana Floods Leave At Least 6 Dead, Tens Of Thousands Forced From Homes

6:25pm August 15, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

More than 20,000 people have been rescued from the floodwaters. The state's governor describes the flooding as "unprecedented," and authorities are warning that waters could rise more in some areas.

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