storm damage

This photo shows oak trees surrounded by floodwaters in Theriot, Louisiana on Sept. 12, 2024.

Francine hit Terrebonne Parish hardest. Now, residents say ‘it’s the cleanup that begins’

Halle Parker

Gov. Jeff Landry appears at a press conference with emergency officials after Hurricane Francine on Sept. 12, 2024.

Louisiana had no storm-related fatalities from Hurricane Francine, governor says

Piper Hutchinson (Louisiana Illuminator)

There have been no storm-related deaths attributed to Hurricane Francine, which hit Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said at a media briefing Thursday.

A car drives through flood water from Hurricane Francine in Kenner, La., in Jefferson Parish, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Coastal Desk

Francine weakens to tropical depression after leaving 400,000 without power in Louisiana

Athina Morris

A construction crew tears off the roof of the home of Karen Ellis in Loxley, Alabama, on April 20, 2023

Coastal Desk

An Alabama program helps residents stormproof their homes. Louisiana wants to copy it

Carly Berlin

Strengthen Alabama Homes gives residents up to $10,000 to retrofit homes to the FORTIFIED standard. Other states see it as a model for their own insurance woes.