Updated: Southwest Louisiana also bracing for flooding

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Latest on flooding in the Deep South (all times local): 9:20 a.m. In southwest Louisiana, the Mermentau (MER-men-tow) River is expected to rise 3 feet or more above the levees in Lake Arthur, a city of about 2,700. Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff Ivy Woods is advising residents to pack up […]