A resident rides in a boat while assessing flood water damage after a levee breach in Myrtle Grove, La., U.S., on Sun., July 14, 2019. Barry risked causing life-threatening floods after making landfall in Louisiana, as the tropical storm hit the state with as much as two feet of rain. (Photographer: Nicole Craine/Bloomberg)

Hurricane Barry made landfall as a Category 1 storm Saturday, bringing heavy rain, wind and flooding to Louisiana, narrowly avoiding high-risk areas in and around New Orleans that were forecasted to be threatened by heavy storm surge.

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Danielle Ling

Danielle Ling is an experienced video journalist and business reporter. As associate editor, Danielle manages all multimedia and reports on industry news and risk-related coverage, managing all weather-related content. A University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism alum, Danielle previously served as a video journalist for Verizon FiOS 1 News NJ, Push Pause. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn or email her at [email protected].