Britney Spears is the latest celebrity to call attention to the misery of Louisiana flood victims, announcing Tuesday she will raise money by raffling off the flashy outfit she plans to wear at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
Or, she says, buy a $10 raffle ticket and win a trip to New York to see her do her thing in person at Madison Square Garden.
Spears is standing up for her native Louisiana, still staggering after devastating flooding last week that left at least 13 dead and 60,000 homes damaged. The American Red Cross is trying to help tens of thousands of people who had to be rescued and now are homeless, especially in and around Baton Rouge.