Francine made landfall Wednesday afternoon as a Category 2 hurricane near Morgan City in southern Louisiana. Maximum sustained winds are about 100 mph and the storm is moving northeast at 17 mph.

Francine made landfall in southern Louisiana at 5 P.M. in the Parish of Terrebonne, about 30 miles southwest of Morgan City. It made landfall as a category two hurricane with maximum sustained ...

Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm with winds maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, according to the 4 p.m. CDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

Once Francine makes landfall, Landry said, residents should stay in place rather than venturing out onto the roads and risk blocking first responders or utility crews working to repair power lines.

Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening ... buying gas and stocking up on necessities for an expected landfall in the coming day.