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Ahead Of Obama's Visit, Flood Relief Effort Ramps Up In Louisiana

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Raymond Lieteau takes photos his flood damaged home in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Lieteau had more than five feet of water in his home. (Max Becherer/AP)
Raymond Lieteau takes photos his flood damaged home in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Lieteau had more than five feet of water in his home. (Max Becherer/AP)

President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Baton Rouge today to survey the damage from the devastating floods.

NPR's Kirk Siegler, who's driving across the state, checks in with Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti about what he is seeing.

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Kirk Siegler, reporter for NPR's national desk. He tweets @KirkSiegler.

This segment aired on August 23, 2016.

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