Multiple state agencies and partners have been working together to help in response and recovery efforts.
‘Pray for God’s hand’ over Mississippi: destructive tornado kills, injures dozens
Louisiana bishop comforts evacuees at shelters; flooding displaces 20,000
s Louisiana’s governor announced the federal government had declared a major disaster for the state Aug. 14, Catholic churches in the Baton Rouge Diocese called for volunteers to help those displaced by extreme flooding and asked flood victims what assistance they needed.