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Last Call: 5 things you may have missed on Aug. 17

Welcome to Last Call.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s getting late, and it’s almost time to close up for the evening. Here are some stories you might have missed today.

 

Death toll rises again; 13 dead after historic flood

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The death toll from the devastating Louisiana floods is now at 13 people.

75 percent of Livingston Parish homes saw 2 to 8 feet of water

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The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office released more information Wednesday, about damage and rescue efforts throughout the parish following torrential rains and flooding last week.

 

Tropical Storm Fiona forms in the Central Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center has officially named its 6th tropical storm of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

 

New Orleans celebrates jazz legend Pete Fountain’s life with memorial second line

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First there were tears when New Orleans own Pete Fountain passed away last week. Then we celebrated with a second line commemorating the famed jazz clarinetist and his 60-year career.

Suspect sought for spray-painting threatening, vulgar messages on Isidore Newman campus

NOPD is looking for a man who vandalized several areas of Isidore Newman School overnight.