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Flooding swamps New Orleans
Possible hurricane coming next
flooding
Motorist try to maneuver around flooding at the intersection of Franklin Ave. and 610 following heavy rain Wednesday in New Orleans. - photo by Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — A storm swamped New Orleans streets and paralyzed traffic Wednesday as concerns grew that even worse weather was on the way: a possible hurricane that could strike the Gulf Coast and raise the Mississippi River to the brim of the city's protective levees.
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