President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Louisiana following Hurricane Francine, enabling the release of federal aid to support recovery efforts in the hardest-hit parishes. The declaration covers Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, and Terrebonne parishes. Federal assistance will include grants for temporary housing, home repairs, low-cost loans for uninsured property losses, and other recovery programs. Governor Jeff Landry and Congressmen Garrett Graves and Troy Carter praised the declaration, emphasizing the need for swift and effective aid distribution. The hurricane, which made landfall as a Category 2 storm, caused widespread power outages and flooding across the region. Sandra L. Eslinger from FEMA has been appointed to coordinate the federal recovery operations.