National Weather Service Lake Charles Meteorologist Donald Jones said that as Francine's path moves more to the east, only south Jefferson County remains under a tropical storm warning.

The storm's projected path included New Orleans, where forecasters said the storm's eye could pass through. The sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Francine drew fuel from ...

Jeff Landry warned at midday while Francine was still a tropical storm. The freshly minted Category 1 hurricane packed top sustained winds of 75 mph and forecasters warned it was expected to crash ...