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“We should not be decreasing funding to domestic violence shelters,” State Rep. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, said.

Encampment residents were sent to a new temporary shelter, located in a warehouse in Gentilly.

Many Louisiana residents will need to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Francine, which is forecast to hit the coast as a Category 1 storm Wednesday afternoon or evening.

A high water table and red clay that soaks up the moisture make dry basements an expensive and iffy proposition right in the heart of Tornado Alley.