"Heavy rain is expected to continue through at least this afternoon, so please continue to stay weather aware,” Mississippi Gov. Jeff Landry was touring the hardest-hit areas across his state, while officials in New Orleans urged residents to conserve drinking water. The aftermath of a deluge from Hurricane Francine in Metairie, La., in Jefferson Parish, last night. The low-lying city was quickly deluged, with 7.33 inches of rain reported at New Orleans International Airport. In Lafourche Parish in southern Louisiana, 26 people trapped by rising floodwaters were rescued, local officials said.

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Persons: Hurricane Francine, Tate Reeves, Jeff Landry, Miles Crawford, Crawford, Jonah Gilmore, “, ” Crawford, Francine, Matthew Hinton, Cynthia Lee Sheng Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Louisiana Gov, NBC, University Medical Center, Associated Press, New Orleans International Locations: Florida, New Orleans, Memphis , Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Jackson , Mississippi, Birmingham , Alabama, Memphis, Atlanta, Mississippi, WDSU, Terrebonne Parish, Metairie, La, Jefferson Parish, Kenner, Jefferson, Lafourche Parish