Story highlights Jo Lee Misner has 36 relatives with damaged homes from Louisiana floodingMost of her family lives on the same street in ColyellFamily is banding together to save what they can(CNN) The Louisiana flooding has hit Jo Lee Misner's family hard: Her mother's house, Uncle Donald's old shop and Uncle Gary's place, they're all under water. Misner has 36 relatives on her mom's side who have lost their houses -- that's 13 homes -- in the small community of Colyell in Livingston Parish. Her husband has four relatives who have lost homes in nearby Baker, Baton Rouge and Denham Springs. 15 of mine and Brad's family members lost their homes to flooding. #PrayForLouisiana pic.twitter.com/aX8YqwHjYj — Jo Lee Misner (@Mrs_Misner) August 15, 2016Read More

Source: CNN August 17, 2016 16:18 UTC