On a brisk Thursday morning, before the sun peeked over the horizon, 17 dogs arrived at the Broome County Humane Society. The dogs had been staying at St. Landry Parish Animal Control in Louisiana, but were transported to Binghamton due to the impact of Hurricane Francine.

Nearly all of the hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses that suffered power outages in Louisiana due to Hurricane Francine had their lights turned back on by late Monday, though there were still a few outages in hard hit coastal areas.

President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration Tuesday for eight Louisiana parishes that saw the greatest impact from Hurricane Francine last week. More parishes could be added as state officials continue to assess damage,

This federal aid will head to a total of eight parishes across the state. Some heavily impacted parishes such as Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany were left out.

It’s now been one week since Hurricane Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish. Power has been mostly restored for Entergy Louisiana customers in Terrebonne Parish, and crews continue to assess the damage for federal reimbursement.

In the week after Hurricane Ida, when an enormous generator powering Lafourche Parish’s 675-person jail threatened to overheat and shut down, Sheriff Craig Webre turned to an unexpected place for help.

The White House approved Governor Jeff Landry’s request for a major disaster declaration, following Hurricane Francine and flooding that hit the state.