By Gabby Ballew
KNOE-TV 8
The Ouachita River is continuing to rise and could be up to 45 feet by Wednesday, April 23, which is five feet above the flood stage according to the National Weather Service.
“The partners of Ouachita Parish are doing everything we can for weeks now to try and get ahead of this, and we’re going to continue to do everything we can to protect the citizens,” said Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Ouachita Parish Director Rodger McConnell.