As Hurricane Francine, a Category 2 storm, hit New Orleans on Wednesday, local animal shelters braced for the 105 mph winds and pounding rain.   The Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty...

Hurricane Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night and made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, at 5 p.m. Wednesday evening as a Category 2 hurricane, leaving 120,000 Louisiana residents...

Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make landfall in southeast Louisiana on Wednesday evening around 7 p.m. as a Category 2 hurricane.   Francine, which currently...