Another winter storm is hitting Louisiana producing a combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to most of the state north of Interstate 10. Governor John Bel Edwards tweeted there have been several deaths related to people slipping and falling on ice. The state health department says one of the fatalities involved a Calcasieu Parish man who slipped on the ice, fell in a pool, and drowned.

In northwest Lousiana, about 45 people were trapped in their vehicles for eight to ten hours last night as a result of multiple accidents on a 15-mile stretch of Interstate 20 in Bossier and Minden Parishes. State Police Trooper Brent Hardy…
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Hardy says there were no serious injuries and Bossier City firefighters helped get the trapped motorists home or to local hotels.

The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is warning of the potential for fish kills resulting from this historic cold spell we’re in. Assistant Secretary Patrick Banks says anytime the temperature drops to near or below freezing for an extended period of time, vulnerable species are put at risk.
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It’s been cold in southeast Louisiana. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says if farmers took proper precautions, the cold temperatures should not jeopardize the strawberry crop….
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And when will it warm up? State Climatologist Barry Keim says we need to wait a few days…
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