Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is eying a Louisiana landfall. National Weather Service Meteorologist Montra Lockwood says Francine is expected to intensify into a Category 1 hurricane by tomorrow night…

Cut 9 (05)  “…by Wednesday night.”

As of ten this morning, Francine was located about 480 miles south-southwest of Cameron, packing maximum sustained winds of close to 50 miles an hour.

A new survey from Bankrate reveals that one out of every four homeowners feel that they’re not financially prepared for a major storm. Analyst Shannon Martin says many homeowners aren’t doing anything to prepare for the financial costs of severe weather. 

Cut 6 (12) “…many homeowners did.”

Furthermore, only ten-percent of homeowners in the South say they invested in weatherproofing strategies over the last five years.

Louisiana State Police is investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting in Lafayette Saturday morning.  Trooper Peggy Bourque says a police officer was investigating a burglary and located the suspect’s vehicle. Bourque says 27-year-old Rigoberto Sanchez was in that vehicle and backed up towards the officer. The officer shot Sanchez, killing him.

Cut 4 (10) “…processing the scene.”

The officer suffered minor injuries. Bourque is asking anyone with information to share that with L-S-P Detectives and can anonymously report information to the Louisiana State Police online reporting system