Hurricane Francine left Louisiana’s southeastern coastal and capital regions bruised, battered and soaked, but no storm deaths have been reported and recovery efforts are under way immediately, Gov. Jeff Landry said Thursday before assessing the worst damage in Terrebone Parish and bayou region.
“As of now we have no reported fatalities and we want to keep it that way,” Landry said. “Resiliency defines Louisiana and the worst of times brings out the best of us.”
Hurricane Francine, which made landfall Wednesday night packing 100 mph winds as a Category 2 storm, knocked out power to 450,000 customers during peak outages, but that number was down to 350,000 by noon Thursday,
State Climatologist Jay Grymes said New Orleans received 5-7 inches of widespread rain, which caused flooding, with up to 10 inches falling in isolated areas.
Federal Emergency Management Administrator Deanne Criswell joined Landry from Washington for the press conference and for the tour to assess damages.
“We know there is damage out there,” Criswell said. “We will make sure the governor has what he and his team need for recovery.”
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy also joined Landry and Criswell at the press conference.
“We’ll get the money we deserve from the federal government to help us; that’s why we pay taxes,” Kennedy said.
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Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Hurricane Francine leaves Louisiana bruised, but no storm deaths reported
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