It's been just over a week since parts of New Jersey, such as southern Middlesex County, got flooded from a tropical system. Another flood threat looms.
Hurricane Henri dumped about eight inches of rain in parts of Middlesex County, leaving behind flooded out roads and basements on Sunday in New Jersey.
The Republican-dominated Louisiana congressional delegation on Monday swung behind a request by Gov. John Bel Edwards for emergency aid to help the state rebuild from last month's disastrous flooding.
Some New Jersey residents and environmental groups are suing to try to block the state's new rules governing coastal development in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, saying they allow too many people and buildings to be put in harm's way for the next big storm.