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

The New Orleans City Council is pressing for utilities to provide faster and more simplified emergency messages to residents during storms. Why it matters: Council members say there is much to learn from the response to Hurricane Francine.

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.