On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson traveled to Louisiana to meet with [Louisiana Gov. John Bel] Edwards, visit shelters and view flood-affected areas.

Federal Emergency Management Agency head Craig Fugate came to Louisiana earlier this week.

Edwards, a Democrat, said that those trips, plus near daily communication with the White House, has shown that the flooding is a priority for the federal government. He said a visit from Obama, which would require heightened security and road closures, would be a drain on resources as the state still works to respond to the flood.

“Quite frankly, that’s not something I want to go through right now,” Edwards said. “I would just as soon he wait a week or two.”

Source: Gov. John Bel Edwards: ‘I’m not complaining in any way about our federal partnership’