Much of the state is seeing record high temperatures in the 80s today, but thankfully a big cool down is expected just in time for Christmas Day. No White Christmas is in store for the Bayou State, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says there is a slight chance we could see spotty severe weather:
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The front will bring in some rain tonight through tomorrow, but Keim says skies should become partly sunny Sunday, with breezy and eventually cooler conditions on the way for St. Nick.

Employees at Monroe-based CenturyLink were reportedly told this week that they won’t be getting a holiday bonus as they have before. Yahoo Finance reports that CenturyLink CEO Glen Post sent out an email to the company and said they still have to make progress in stabilizing and growing cash flow, because overall operating results this year were well below expectations. Yahoo reports CenturyLink declined to comment.

There’s an extra special bonfire to be lit this Christmas Eve along the Mississippi River levee in St. John Parish that’s getting national attention. Matt Doyle Reports…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards is wishing residents across the state a very Merry Christmas. He says Louisiana’s brightest days are ahead, and major changes are on the horizon that will move the state into a new era of prosperity…:
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