Snow sleet and freezing rain has been falling across northern parishes of Louisiana. LRN meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says it’s been a light dusting so far…
cut 6 (09) “….ice up first'”
Not everyone will see winter precipitation today and tomorrow, but the entire state see below freezing temperatures., Wednesday morning will be the coldest for south Louisiana. Cameron Kowalski with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says this storm system will also produce northerly winds of 20 to 25 miles per hour which is why there is a wind chill advisory for nearly the entire state…
Cut 16 (12) “..single digits”

A special sesson to redraw the state’s Congressional map will get underway at 4 PM today. If it was up to Governor Jeff Landry, he would not have called a special session a week after a new Legislature was sworn in. During an appearance on the Moon Griffon show, Landry says a mid-January special session is needed because a federal judge set a January 30th deadline to redraw a Congressional district map with two majority-minority districts, instead of one..
Cut 4 (12) “..do it”
Legislators will also consider changes to campaign finance laws and if the state should move to closed party primaries. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin understands the need for a special session, but maybe legislators should just focus on redrawing the Congressional map…
cut 9 (10) “….would look like”