Many schools and state offices will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday as artic cold weather is expected to grip the state and there’s a chance we’ll see snow on Tuesday. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says we’re looking at the possibility of a widespread snow event in the Bayou State…

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State Climatologist Jay Grymes says the cold air will begin to arrive on Sunday…

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Temperatures will be below freezing for most of the day Tuesday. State officials are urging residents to prepare for the winter storm as traveling could be a problem starting Monday night into Wednesday.

To get around the state, Governor Jeff Landry has been flying in a five-point-five-million-dollar airplane. Previous governors used helicopters but according to State Police the helicopters were 20 years old and difficult to maintain. WRKF Capitol Access Reporter Brooke Thorington broke the story along with Julie O’ Donoghue from the Louisiana Illuminator…

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Public flight records show the single-engine plane traveling between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, near where the governor lives. The plane also made several back-and-forth trips between Baton Rouge and New Orleans after the Bourbon Street terrorist attack.

And the Sugar Bowl has made a 500-thousand-dollar donation towards the New Yar’s Day tragedy fund. The money will help support the families who lost loved ones and those seriously injured. The dollars will also go towards safety initiatives. Sugar Bowl president Walter Becker…

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