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Topic: Louisiana floods

Piles of debris sit outside the Golden Rule Daycare in St. Amant, Louisiana. 140 children attend the daycare, which owners estimate won't reopen for four months. (Lisa M. O'Neill)

Louisiana after the flood

Lisa M. O'Neill
U.S. President Barack Obama (C), flanked by elected officials including Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (L) delivers remarks after touring a flood-affected neighborhood in Zachary, Louisiana, U.S. August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (Reuters)

Sophia Tesfaye
Debris piled up from flooded home on Hodgeson Road in Prairieville, Louisiana on Sunday (Lisa O'Neill)

Louisiana victims speak

Lisa M. O'Neill
A young girl silently looks back at her family after being rescued from floodwaters that overtook Comite Drive and the surrounding neighborhoods in Central on Saturday. (The Advocate/Caroline Ourso)

The folly of disaster porn

Sean Illing