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Inches of rain. the biggest hazard is flash flooding and rising waters and extreme danger due to storm surge and high winds and tornados. governor john bel edwards urging residents to stay where they are. let the rescuers come to you. let's begin with kirk le marine, the president of plaquemine's parish, reporting a levee failure and told anyone to evacuate. it is good to have you on. >> thank you. >> first, could you tell us what happened with this this levee broke and how many people that put in danger? >> it was a levee that we tried to connect from the levee to our back levee. it is a make...

Grove, louisiana, is now topping 15 spots. that levee 40 miles outside of new orleans. it is one of two levees that have not been reinforced with funding in the wake of hurricane katrina. moments ago, louisiana governor john bel edwards acknowledged that the overtopping was expected at that levee. >> we actually anticipated that the back levee would be overtopped, and so we are not surprised by what has happened. but what everyone should understand, no mississippi river levee has been overtopped, and not a single levee in the state of louisiana as of right now has failed or breached. >> so we'...

Shelters that are open in your area. again, text lashelter, that's all one word, lashelter to 898211 or call 211. i also want to caution everybody this is just the beginning. i ask everyone to stay vigilant and be safe. this has always been projected to be a rain flood event and it will be. the vast majority of the rain that's falling right now is falling in the gulf. that will soon change as the storm continues to move north. >> louisiana governor john bel edwards imploring everyone to be vigilant and be safe. he offered new information of the coast guard conducting rescues of 11 people. he s...

It's not a main levee. it's a back levee. it points further stop. highway 23 has not been overtopped. it has not been closed. that is possible going forward. this validates i believe the decision that president kirk lapine made to have a mandatory evacuation in the lower portion of plakaman's parish. we anticipated that the back levee would be overtopped and so we are not surprised by what has happened. but what everyone should understand, no mississippi river levee has been overtopped and not a single levee in the state of louisiana as of right now has failed or breached. finally, i want to s...

Those pastures are undertaken by water and the highway. and we're hoping the back levee holds up before we can get these cattle out of here. most of the people are gone from this area. but it's something. the levee is under construction. most of the federal levees are under construction. but these couple areas where we're seeing problems continue to flood year after year when we have these storms. >> yeah. the governor did say there were 11 people rescued in tarabon parish. what are your concerns for people? >> we know many people will ride it out. usually they would convoy out on the mississi...