Louisiana
Hurricane Francine strengthens into a Category 2 ahead of landfall
Hurricane Francine strengthened Wednesday into a Category 2 storm and is expected to make landfall in Louisiana as forecasters raised threats of potentially deadly storm surge, widespread flooding and destructive winds on the northern U.S. Gulf coast
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