Louisiana
Maps show Tropical Storm Francine's path as forecasters predict it will strengthen into a hurricane
Tropical Storm Francine is expected to become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall over Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Francine crawled northwestward Monday over the Gulf of Mexico, on a path meteorologists expected to cross onto land somewhere along the coast of Louisiana later in the week. Francine was forecast to continue moving at a sluggish pace b... [4609 chars]