At around 1 a.m. CDT, the center of Francine was passing northwest of New Orleans. Francine was later downgraded to a tropical storm Wednesday night as is currently moving with sustained winds of ...

Francine roared inland with gusts to 9o to 100-plus mph right along the coast. Dulac, La. — about 50 miles southwest of New Orleans — was hit with a 96 mph gust. Eugene Island, an uninhabited ...

Despite Hurricane Francine being a relatively mild hurricane, power outages across New Orleans inconvenienced thousands of customers. For some, it took days to get electricity back. The delays by ...

Joseph Haimour, who owns a restaurant across Esplanade, Joe Joe on the Ridge, said a crack appeared in the top of the ...

sent storm surge rushing into coastal communities and raised flooding fears in New Orleans and beyond. Tropical Storm Francine gains strength, expected to be a hurricane when it reaches Gulf Coast ...

NEW ORLEANS — Power outages ... "We were an early community lighthouse we opened for the first time after Francine things went smooth as silk... I want to speak in favor of having more ...

New Orleans also is familiar with the power football has to bring us hope in a storm's wake. Just last month the Saints dominated the Cowboys after Hurricane Francine. “New Orleans is strong and ...