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 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."

Potential Hurricane Francine is likely to be a Category 1 storm and threaten Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi Thursday and Friday.

The peak of Atlantic hurricane season has arrived, and, right on schedule, a strong tropical storm is bearing down on the Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center is calling for Francine to make landfall in Louisiana as a hurricane Wednesday before spreading flooding rains and the chance of tornadoes across the Mississippi Valley and Deep South.

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,

The Oklahoma Humane Society announced on Thursday its office has received seven homeless dogs displaced by Hurricane Francine.

The Oklahoma Humane Society received seven dogs displaced byHurricane Francine on Wednesday, Sept. 18.The pups were brought to Oklahoma following a request fr