Rain soaks north Louisiana; 3 dead in severe weather

The death toll climbed to three and 1,000 people were forced to leave their homes Thursday as a second round of unusually heavy rain hit an already inundated northern Louisiana.

State officials said a 6-year-old girl was among those killed during two days of severe weather that has left roads covered in water and sent people fleeing their homes.

Guard spokesman Rebekah Malone said the Guard has evacuated 361 people from homes in Bossier, Ouachita and Morehouse parishes since Wednesday morning, using trucks that can travel though water 20 to 30 inches deep.

Using boats and trucks high enough to drive through the water, they went through the community evacuating people from their homes.