) ▁of ▁rain ▁fell ▁in ▁Franklin , ▁setting ▁a ▁September ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁ra inf all ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁city . ▁P reci p itation ▁spread ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁as ▁it ▁interact ed ▁with ▁a ▁station ary ▁front ▁d rap ed ▁over ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁United ▁States , ▁causing ▁w ides p read ▁ra inf all ▁tot als ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 3   in ▁( 8   cm ) ▁across ▁much ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁Alabama . ▁A ▁ ▁storm ▁sur ge ▁rolled ▁into ▁St . ▁Bernard ▁Par ish , ▁the ▁R igo lets , ▁and ▁the ▁Lake ▁Catherine ▁area . ▁ ▁Are as ▁along ▁the ▁Lower ▁Coast ▁( s outh ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans ) ▁were ▁hit ▁even ▁harder ▁than ▁the ▁city . ▁A ▁te legraph ▁report ▁states ▁the ▁situation : ▁ ▁Wh ole ▁country ▁between ▁Po yd ras ▁and ▁Bur as ▁in und ated . ▁Le ve es ▁gone , ▁property ▁loss ▁app alling . ▁Life ▁to ll ▁probably ▁heavy . ▁Cond itions ▁estimated ▁worse ▁than ▁ever ▁before . ▁Rel ief ▁needed . ▁No ▁communic ations ... ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 3 ▁dead ▁in ▁Ven ice , ▁Louisiana , ▁with ▁similar ▁numbers ▁in ▁coast al ▁towns ▁of ▁F ren ier ▁and ▁La B ran che . ▁Pla qu em ines ▁Par ish ▁experienced ▁the ▁worst ▁fatal ities ▁with ▁death s ▁estimated ▁at ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ; ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁some ▁vict ims ▁were ▁never ▁found . ▁ ▁In ▁Pla qu em ines