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National guard soldiers and rescue crews in boats and helicopters plucked more than 1,000 people from their homes and cars as “unprecedented, historic” flooding swamped Louisiana, the governor said Saturday, warning that the slow-moving storm would dump even more rain and cause further problems. At least two people were killed when swift-moving water quickly inundated roads. “This is an ongoing event. We’re still in response mode,” Governor John Bel Edwards said, urging residents to heed warnings to evacuate and not rely on their past experiences because the state has never seen flooding like this before. Beginning Friday, six to 10in of rain fell on parts of Louisiana and an additional four to six inches was possible Saturday afternoon, National Weather forecaster Donald Jones said. Mississippi and Alabama were also struggling with heavy rainfall. In Baker, just north of Baton Rouge, residents said they had to be rescued by boats or wade though waist-dee...