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The Latest: Sheriff raises death toll in Louisiana to 2

Debris lies on the ground after part of the roof of a home was destroyed during a storm in Livingston Parish, La., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Severe weather spawned possible twisters and high winds in parts of the Deep South, authorities said. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP) MAGS OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT; NO FORNS; LOUISIANA BUSINESS INC. OUT (INCLUDING GREATER BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT, 225, 10/12, INREGISTER, LBI CUSTOM); MANDATORY CREDIT
Debris lies on the ground after part of the roof of a home was destroyed during a storm in Livingston Parish, La., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Severe weather spawned possible twisters and high winds in parts of the Deep South, authorities said. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP) MAGS OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT; NO FORNS; LOUISIANA BUSINESS INC. OUT (INCLUDING GREATER BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT, 225, 10/12, INREGISTER, LBI CUSTOM); MANDATORY CREDIT Debris lies on the ground after part of the roof of a home was destroyed during a storm in Livingston Parish, La., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Severe weather spawned possible twisters and high winds in parts of the Deep South, authorities said. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP) MAGS OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT; NO FORNS; LOUISIANA BUSINESS INC. OUT (INCLUDING GREATER BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT, 225, 10/12, INREGISTER, LBI CUSTOM); MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press 12 min read

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Latest on severe storms moving across the South (all times local):

7:10 p.m.

A Louisiana sheriff says a second person is confirmed dead after a tornado ripped through an RV park.

St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin says at least two people were killed when the twister hit the park in Convent.

He said authorities are using dogs to search piles of rubble left in the wake of the storm to find anyone else still missing under the debris.