The Louisiana Department of Health has reported a third winter-storm related death. An 86-year-old man in DeSoto Parish died due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The death was confirmed by the parish coroner as winter-storm related. DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jayson Richardson says his deputies have been busy conducting welfare checks…
The state health department says the other two winter-storm related deaths happened in Caddo Parish as two men died due to hypothermia.
Numerous roads are closed, especially in Caddo and Ouachita Parishes. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says they have been working around the clock, even before the storm arrived…
Cut 5 (10) “…a day”
Mallett says they are advising the public to avoid I-20 westbound in Bienville, Lincoln and Ouachita parishes due to stalled or stopped 18-wheelers.
More than 100-thousand people are without power as a result this historic ice storm. Joe Gallinaro has the story…
And we are looking at another cold morning tomorrow with low temperatures in north Louisiana ranging from the single digits to the teens and wind chill readings in the teens for south Louisiana. It will begin to warm up on Tuesday afternoon, but looking at another cold front at the end of the week and another cold weekend.