Actor, writer and director John Schneider, known for his past role on the Dukes of Hazzard and current role on The Haves and the Have Nots, thought the first flood he experienced at his Louisiana production studio was bad but says he now knows there are different levels of what’s considered “bad.” Schneider’s Livingston Parish-based studio — which includes his home, offices, cars, wardrobe, sound stages, and more — flooded in mid-March, but the water didn’t get into his 116-year-old home. This time around, he wasn’t as lucky. Schneider was one of tens of thousands of people affected by flooding across southern Louisiana where a deluge of rain, as much as 2 feet in some areas, sparked widespread flooding. Thirteen people died and at least 30,000 people had to be rescued from their homes. Schneider said that this time, overflow from the Tickfaw River this month inundated all of his property in Holden, flooding his home — which includes his editing and screening rooms — and another house in which his mother lives. “I’ve never experienced anything like this before,” he said. “There’s mud. There’s silt. There’s sand. It’s everywhere. We used to have a baseball field on the property. Now it’s covered with sand. I guess we can use it as a beach set now.” Most amazing though, he said, has been the response by people in the area. Schneider and some of his friends will be in Branson today hosting a flood relief benefit concert at the Starlight Theater.
Fox News correspondent Ed Henry is returning to the air four months after allegations of an extramarital affair led to his “taking some time off,” as the network said then. Henry will return Monday in a new role, as chief national correspondent, Fox News confirmed. Previously, he was chief White House correspondent and covered Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Henry’s absence followed publication of a magazine story alleging an affair with a Las Vegas woman. The magazine In Touch Weekly quoted a woman described as a hostess detailing her encounters with Henry, who is married. At the time, Fox said he was “taking some time off to work things out.” Henry’s return was first reported by The Hill website.