Louisiana floods kill at least 3

Heavy rains and floods led to the deaths of at least three people in Louisiana and southern Mississippi on Friday, according to CNN.

{mosads}Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency. 

In Louisiana, all seven major roads into Greensburg, a city near Baton Rouge, were under water and the town cut off. 

Stranded residents have been pulled from cars and rooftops. 

Estimates of the rainfall in Louisiana are about 12 inches, indicating a 1-in-100 year to 1-in-500 year rainfall near the towns of Zachary and Greensburg. 

The National Weather Service measured 17.09 inches of rain in Livingston since midnight, making the deluge a 1-in-1000-year rainfall for that town.