hurricane season

More relief is coming for Louisiana taxpayers who were affected by Hurricane Francine.

The IRS is giving Louisiana taxpayers more time to file their tax returns and make payments as they recover from Francine.

Hurricane Francine brought more high water to the Bayou Boeuf community.

There have been no storm-related deaths attributed to Hurricane Francine, which hit Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said at a media briefing Thursday.

Francine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses after it tore through Louisiana as a hurricane on Wednesday.

Many Louisiana residents will need to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Francine, which is forecast to hit the coast as a Category 1 storm Wednesday afternoon or evening.

East Baton Rouge Parish is under a state of state of emergency Tuesday ahead of the expected arrival of Francine in Louisiana.

As Hurricane Francine approaches the Louisiana coast, City-Parish officials in Baton Rouge have positioned sand and sandbags at nine different locations in the area.

Some Louisiana parishes are offering sandbags to residents ahead of Francine as the storm strengthens and approaches the state.