Governor Landry and other officials flew over Terrebonne, Lafourche and St. Mary parishes this afternoon. Those three parishes took on the brunt of Francine which made landfall as a Category two storm in Terrebonne. Landry says there’s property damage but he says the bayou parishes were spared from major flooding.
Francine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. Entergy Louisiana has been working around the clock to assess and repair the damage. President and CEO Phillip May says the challenge ahead is restoring power.
May emphasized Entergy’s commitment to getting electricity back to affected communities as quickly as possible while ensuring the safety of both residents and repair crews.
Hurricane Francine came ashore with 100 mile per hour winds, but it will likely be remembered for the flash flooding it caused in southeast Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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We now know the name of the pilot who died when his small plane went down in a golf course in Lafayette. The fire department there says he’s 73-year-old Greg Manuel. The plane departed from Lafayette Regional Airport late this morning and crashed in Oakbourne Country Club, directly outside the airport. Manuel was pronounced dead at the scene.