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,

Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, Sept.11 as a Category 2 storm and left widespread flooding, wind damage, and power outages.

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.