
President Barack Obama talks with Jacolson Kelley, 6, as Marlette Sanders watches at left, while touring Castle Place, a flood-damaged area of Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Obama is making his first visit to flood-ravaged southern Louisiana as he attempts to assure the many thousands who have suffered damage to their homes, schools and businesses that his administration has made their recovery a priority. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
- US President Barack Obama tours a flood-affected area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 23, 2016. President Barack Obama touched down in flood-stricken Louisiana Tuesday, hoping to offer support to devastated communities and silence his critics who say he should have visited sooner. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
- US President Barack Obama speaks with residents as he tours a flood-affected area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 23, 2016. President Barack Obama touched down in flood-stricken Louisiana Tuesday, hoping to offer support to devastated communities and silence his critics who say he should have visited sooner. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
- US President Barack Obama greets first responders as he tours a flood-affected area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 23, 2016. Fresh from a two-week vacation, President Barack Obama visits flood-hit Louisiana, hoping to offer support to devastated communities and silence his critics. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
- CORRECTION / US President Barack Obama is greeted by Louisiana Lieutnant Governor Billy Nungesser as Governor John Bel Edwards(R), his wife Donna and US Senator David Vitter(L) look on at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 23, 2016. Fresh from a two-week vacation, President Barack Obama visits flood-hit Louisiana, hoping to offer support to devastated communities and silence his critics. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
- US President Barack Obama greets first responders as he tours a flood-affected area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 23, 2016. Fresh from a two-week vacation, President Barack Obama visits flood-hit Louisiana, hoping to offer support to devastated communities and silence his critics. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
- US President Barack Obama records a cellphone video for a relative of resident Melissa Williams as he tours a flood-affected area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 23, 2016. Fresh from a two-week vacation, President Barack Obama visits flood-hit Louisiana, hoping to offer support to devastated communities and silence his critics. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
- US President Barack Obama tours a flood-affected area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 23, 2016. Fresh from a two-week vacation, President Barack Obama visits flood-hit Louisiana, hoping to offer support to devastated communities and silence his critics. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
- US President Barack Obama walks with residents as he tours a flood-affected area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 23, 2016. Fresh from a two-week vacation, President Barack Obama visits flood-hit Louisiana, hoping to offer support to devastated communities and silence his critics. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
- President Barack Obama talks with Jacolson Kelley, 6, as Marlette Sanders watches at left, while touring Castle Place, a flood-damaged area of Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Obama is making his first visit to flood-ravaged southern Louisiana as he attempts to assure the many thousands who have suffered damage to their homes, schools and businesses that his administration has made their recovery a priority. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
- President Barack Obama, followed by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, and others, tours Castle Place, a flood-damaged area of Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Obama is making his first visit to flood-ravaged southern Louisiana as he attempts to assure the many thousands who have suffered damage to their homes, schools and businesses that his administration has made their recovery a priority. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
- President Barack Obama gives Melissa Williams a kiss as her husband LeRoy Williams watches, during Obama’s tours of Castle Place, a flood-damaged area of Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Obama is making his first visit to flood-ravaged southern Louisiana as he attempts to assure the many thousands who have suffered damage to their homes, schools and businesses that his administration has made their recovery a priority. Obama used the Williams home for his statement about the flooding. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)