Louisiana, Hurricane Francine
Here's how to avoid contractor fraud, scammers in Louisiana after Hurricane Francine.
Fraudulent contractors have targeted Louisiana residents numerous times over the last several years. The United States Attorney's Office said that over 1,200 complaints for fraudulent cases were reported in Baton Rouge in 2016 after historic floods devastated south Louisiana.
Hurricane Francine brought flooding rain and high winds to Southeast Louisiana
Hurricane Francine will be most noted for the Flash Flood Emergency that garnered much attention. A man driving a pickup truck drove around barriers, noting high water in the City of New Orleans and had to be rescued live on WDSU News' wall-to-wall coverage by a "good Samaritan."
On Grand Isle, a barrier island in lower Jefferson Parish, Mayor David Carmadelle told FOX 8 that 95% of properties retained power, with Entergy restoring power to the remaining 5% within two days.
In a hurry? Here's the tropics situation in less than a minute. What was a tropical storm all day Tuesday has now become Hurricane Francine, as expected, as of the the National Hurricane ...
Francine became a Category 1 hurricane overnight, and wind speeds have maintained around 90 mph throughout Wednesday morning, ...
Disaster food assistance approved for Hurricane Francine-affected Louisiana parishes. DSNAP applications begin September 25.
Help is within reach for Louisiana residents who may have lost money due to Hurricane Francine.Disaster Unemployment ...
Hurricane Francine is barreling toward Louisiana and an expected landfall. Forecasts call for potentially deadly storm surge, ...
Louisiana residents in path of Hurricane Francine should "hunker down" for the rest of Wednesday until the storm clears the state sometime around midnight. "We are at H-hour where the hurricane ...
More than 12% of crude production and 16% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were offline in the aftermath of ...
One week after Hurricane Francine made landfall, families are in need now more than ever. WDSU is working to highlight and ...
Warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped quickly strengthen Hurricane Francine, creating danger for Louisiana residents ahead ...
When Hurricane Francine made landfall last week in Louisiana, there was hope that some of the rain from the storm would help ...
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