An Alexandria teen is being hailed for her bravery after helping evacuate campers to safety during flash floods that swept through parts of Texas over the weekend. Emma Foltz, a rising senior at Louisiana Tech University,

Emma Foltz, a senior at Louisiana Tech University and a three-year counselor at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, heroically evacuated 14 young girls

“Emma Foltz, of Alexandria, Louisiana, and rising senior at Louisiana Tech, has been a camp counselor at Camp Mystic in Texas for three years,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry wrote in a social media post on Saturday, July 5.