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Residents of the Gulf Coast are still affected by the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and the damage left behind by Francine

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Residents of the Gulf Coast are still affected by the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and the damage left behind by Francine

DULAC, Louisiana (AP) – Shortly after Hurricane Francine As a storm surge inundated a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron came Thursday to check the graves of three generations of families. Their headstones were fine, but coffins lay next door next to broken crosses and soggy bouquets. “It’s like this almost […]

Francine weakens to tropical storm, thousands in Louisiana without power

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Francine weakens to tropical storm, thousands in Louisiana without power

MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Francine weakened Thursday after Louisiana hit as Category 2 hurricane Hundreds of thousands of customers lost power, a storm surge swept through coastal communities, and fears of flooding grew in New Orleans and elsewhere. As the system moved inland, emergency crews began clearing roads and restoring power while neighborhoods and […]