Coast Guard Saves More Than A Dozen From Tropical Storm Barry

July 13, 2019 8:50 am

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Coast Guard says it is in the process of rescuing more than a dozen people stranded on a remote Louisiana island by flooding from Tropical Storm Barry. Petty Officer Lexie Preston said some of the people were on rooftops Saturday on the Isle de Jean Charles, about 45 miles south of New Orleans. Preston says a helicopter and a boat are involved in the rescues. Preston says she does not know the condition of the people being helped.