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.

Life-threatening storm surge and hurricane conditions are moving onto shore. Hurricane Francine’s eyewall is nearing the Louisiana coast, bringing hurricane-force winds close to shore. Francine is now located 115 miles southwest of New Orleans and is moving northeast at 17 mph.

The National Hurricane Center said Francine gained hurricane status about 350 miles southwest of Morgan City, 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."

Francine made landfall just after 5 p.m. local time. The storm’s maximum sustained winds hovered about 100 mph and brought the potential for power outages.

Crochet says it’s common for big storms like Francine to kill large populations of fish. According to Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries ... that tries to help repopulate the water.”While the hurricane may have hurt what we’ve done before, we ...

The dogs had been staying at St. Landry Parish Animal Control in Louisiana, but were transported to Binghamton due to the impact of Hurricane Francine. Recent adoptions freed up space at Broome's facility,