As of this morning there are some 38-thousand people without power in Louisiana as a result of Francine. That’s down though from 400-thousand. For its part, Entergy Louisiana has had crews working around the clock to restore power as quickly as possible. VP of Customer Service Michelle Bourg (BORG) says with manpower quadrupled, crews are making great progress.
Second Harvest Food Bank is mobilizing to address the immediate needs of communities in parishes impacted by Hurricane Francine. President and CEO Natalie Second Harvest has supplied more than 200-thousand pounds of food and nearly three thousand meals so far.
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Coastal parishes hit hard by Wednesday night’s hurricane are working diligently to get life back to normal as quickly as possible. Jeff Palermo reports.
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A deadly night in Alexandria leaves two dead and two people hospitalized after a man reportedly shot three people at a local business then turned the gun on himself. Alexandria Police say the unidentified man entered the business on Jackson around 7:30, opened fire and then killed himself. We’re told one of the victims was killed. The other two are hospitalized in critical condition.