Hurricane Francine: Storm downgraded after causing extensive damage, flooding in Louisiana

Francine weakened into a tropical depression Thursday morning over south-central Mississippi, soaking that state and its neighbours in heavy rain after it slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane. The storm knocked out electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses and threatened widespread flooding as it sent a potentially deadly storm surge rushing inland along the Gulf Coast. But Francine quickly lost much of its punch as it moved over land, and it was downgraded to a tropical storm late Wednesday night. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10751640/storm-francine-weakens-hurricane-new-orleans/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #hurricane #neworleans