U.S. Coast Guard members rescue locals from flood water on their flat-bottom boats in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Aug. 14, 2016. (Brandon Giles/U.S. Coast Guard)

As of Wednesday, Coast Guard crews have rescued 243 people, 71 pets and assisted 3,008 people who were in distress as a result of flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Twenty parishes in the state have been declared a major disaster by the federal government.