Francine did not pose a particularly severe test of the New Orleans region's ability to handle stormwater, but the results were not reassuring.

Bands of rain blow in front of the Caesars Superdome on Wednesday afternoon. Image: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios The last of Francine moved out of New Orleans early Thursday, and the sun is forecast to return in the afternoon.

With a 6-1 vote, the Jefferson Planning Advisory Board shocked the audience by recommending that the Jefferson Parish Council deny the plan to construct a brand new Ochsner Children's Hospital on Jefferson Highway.