NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a trucker from Texas in LaPlace Friday.
Alva Campbell, age unknown, was embarked aboard a Coast Guard Disaster Assistance Response Team 16-foot flood punt for a respiratory condition on the flooded frontage road near the Interstate Highway 55 underpass.
The DART transferred Campbell to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for transport to a medical facility.
Coast Guard search and rescue crews continue to search the greater New Orleans area for people in distress after Hurricane Isaac passed through the area.
