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Top New Orleans news: City slammed with heavy rains, flooding streets; hotel evacuated after fire

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Published on May 13, 2019
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New Orleans slammed with heavy rains, flooding streets

Heavy rains swamped New Orleans on Sunday, inundating streets, stranding cars and shutting down all public streetcar and bus service.

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Woman, 72, missing from New Orleans home, police say

Police reported the woman missing Sunday night

Read the full story on WWL.

Le Méridien Hotel in downtown New Orleans evacuated after fire

Our WDSU News crew saw several hotel guests outside the building who said it had been evacuated this evening.

Read the full story on WDSU News.


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