President Obama Arrives in Louisiana to Survey Flood Damage

President Obama arrived in Louisiana today to tour recovery efforts in a flooded Baton Rouge neighborhood before delivering remarks this afternoon.

Air Force One touched down at approximately 11:45 a.m. CDT. The president then traveled in his motorcade to the Castle Place neighborhood, where he is visiting residents impacted by the flood.

For days, critics hammered President Obama for continuing his vacation in Martha's Vineyard as flooding wreaked havoc on Louisiana, claiming the lives of at least 13 people and displacing tens of thousands of residents.

Obama declared a major disaster for Louisiana on Aug. 14, making federal resources available to help with home repairs, temporary housing, low-cost recovery loans for uninsured property losses and other programs to assist individuals and business owners recover. The White House also disclosed that Obama received a series of briefings on the flooding throughout his vacation.

In Castle Place, Obama is expected to view some of the damage firsthand, thank rescuers, speak to officials in Louisiana who have been managing the response effort, and "meet with and offer some comfort" to citizens whose lives have been thrown into chaos, as a result of the flooding, according to White House press secretary Josh Earnest.

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