President Joe Biden has approved Louisiana’s request for a major disaster declaration in the wake of Hurricane Francine, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Tuesday.

Nearly all of the hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses that suffered power outages in Louisiana due to Hurricane Francine had their lights turned back on by late Monday, though there were still a few outages in hard hit coastal areas.

With hours to go until Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana, "the time to evacuate has now passed," Jacques Thibodeau, the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said at a news conference.

Despite the widespread damage, the response from the Biden administration and Kamala Harris has been muted with only one brief statement on X being released by the White House.

The Salvation Army’s efforts continue post Hurricane Francine with the continued distribution of supplies by those impacted and effected.

Lexington’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) provides a base camp location for utility workers. Right now, they are in Louisiana to support workers on the front lines following Hurricane Francine.

A New Jersey animal shelter has received more than 85 dogs and cats from Louisiana after Hurricane Francine devastated parts of the state. St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison, N.J., announced the animal relocations on Sunday.

The official declaration meant Biden could order that federal aid be used to help the state as it launches a cleanup operation. Hundreds of thousands of residents were left without power to heat or light their homes last week,

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