Flooding

As Hurricane Francine approaches the Louisiana coast, City-Parish officials in Baton Rouge have positioned sand and sandbags at nine different locations in the area.

Francine strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday evening as the storm inched closer to the Louisiana coast.

Some Louisiana parishes are offering sandbags to residents ahead of Francine as the storm strengthens and approaches the state.

Gov. Jeff Landry placed all of Louisiana under a state of emergency on Monday as Tropical Storm Francine churns in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Louisiana coast is under a hurricane warning as Francine strengthens and approaches the state.

A tropical disturbance near the coast of Louisiana is bringing heavy rainfall and the risk of flooding to New Orleans and other parts of the state, the National Weather Service said.

As climate change makes storms worse, Louisiana's cemeteries are dealing with catastrophic flooding. Now other states face similar problems.