FAYETTEVILLE — A week ago, Chris Severio was gearing up for one of the biggest days of his life.
The actor was closing in on the premiere of what he hopes is his big break, playing the character of Brandon Burlsworth in the motion picture film Greater.
Then the rains began at his Denham Springs, La., home. He went to bed last Friday with about 18 inches of water in his front yard.
When he woke up the next morning, the water had receded a little. But less than an hour later, the Amite River was running through the home he grew up in and now shares with his ailing mother, Dawn.