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.

Hurricane Francine slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that knocked out electricity to more than a quarter-million customers and threatened widespread flooding as it sent a potentially deadly storm surge rushing inland along the Gulf Coast.

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

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.

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,

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.

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