But then a nameless storm brought unprecedented flooding to Baton Rouge and a wide swath of southern Louisiana over the last week. Still, the specter of Katrina was inescapable as the water rose in Baton Rouge this week. “I was just thinking, ‘Not again,’ ” said Phonecia Howard, who lives in East Baton Rouge. They settled in Baton Rouge, sharing a home with six other displaced families until they found their own place. Since then, they began careers in Baton Rouge, got married and had two boys of their own.

Source: Washington Post August 18, 2016 13:56 UTC