Fraudulent contractors have targeted Louisiana residents numerous times over the last several years. The United States Attorney's Office said that over 1,200 complaints for fraudulent cases were reported in Baton Rouge in 2016 after historic floods devastated south Louisiana.

Potential Hurricane Francine is likely to be a Category 1 storm and threaten Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi Thursday and Friday.

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.

President Joe Biden late Monday declared that Louisiana suffered major damage from Hurricane Francine and ordered the federal government to send major dollars to help in recovery.

Here are some early estimates on insurance losses and overall damage costs from Hurricane Francine in Louisiana.

Help is within reach for Louisiana residents who may have lost money due to Hurricane Francine.Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available to businesses and residents in eight parishes whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a direct result of Hurricane Francine.

In Assumption Parish, the water is like family, but right now the water is full of dead fish after Hurricane Francine.

Disaster Unemployment Assistance is now available to businesses and residents in Louisiana whose employment or self-employment was lost or disrupted due to Hurricane Francine.