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at least three dead in Louisiana flooding evacuations and rescues ongoing as Rivers rise toward record crests story highlights at least three people has died and one has gone missing in severe flooding that has swamped a large swath of Southeastern Louisiana and Southern Mississippi three people have died and one remains missing as torrential rains continue to inundate both Louisiana and Southern Mississippi flooding homes and forcing evacuations and water res cues more than inches of rain have fallen in Livingston Louisiana according to observations related to the National Weather Service and Governor John Bell Edwards declared a state of emergency for the entire State Edwards is heading back to Louisiana cutting short a trip to Colorado for a meeting of the Democratic governor Association according to the Associated Press the downpours have also been sending area Rivers Rising quickly toward historic crests with the Amite River in Denim Springs Louisiana already reaching historic levels and expected to rise 4 and 1/2 ft above the record three dead in Louisiana flooding triggered by the heavy rainfall has left at least three people dead in the Pelican State be prepared to leave according to wwltv the bogito river is expected to Crest at 18 ft and deputies are going door too and bcho Heights telling residents be preparing to leave in Tangipahoa Parish president Robbie Miller instructed residents living near the Tangipahoa River to leave their homes and find a safer place to stay until the water recedes the New Orleans times P auna reported the flooding was so bad Friday in Walker Louisiana that caskets were Unearthed in St Mark's Cemetery photos posted by The Walker Police Department on Facebook showed at least two bright yellow caskets floating in flood waters ers