Wearing a crisp white fishing shirt, green trousers and tactical boots, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry grabbed a plastic bag stuffed with mashed potatoes and green beans and strode with his wife, Sharon,

Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a statewide emergency to prepare for a likely Louisiana landfall of what will be Hurricane Francine this week. "We want the citizens of the state not to panic, but to be prepared," Landry said late Monday during a press conference with his Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security Secretary Jacques Thibodeaux.

There have been no storm-related deaths attributed to Hurricane Francine, which hit Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said at a media briefing Thursday. “The world knows Louisiana as a loving and resilient and caring people.