Nearly half a million more Louisianans will be eligible to get vaccinated starting Monday, that includes K-12 teachers and those 55 and older with certain health conditions. Governor Edwards says this decision was made after the state was told we’re getting a big bump in our vaccine allocation.

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540,000 Louisianans have now received atleast one dose of their two dose vaccine series.

The winter weather is driving up the price of a gallon of regular in Louisiana, now up to 2.28 on average. Triple-A Fuel Analyst Don Redman says we’re up three cents over yesterday and 15 cents on the month, the kinds of spikes you ususally only see around hurricanes.

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Redman also warns the winter conditions could delay gas shipments, so tank up while you can.
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Public Service Commission Chairman Craig Greene says once the winter weather has passed the PSC will investigate what went wrong and why power providers had such poor communication with customers. Greene says they won’t have immediate answers to what went wrong, but they will conduct a thorough investigation.

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Governor Edwards has requested everyone limit energy consumption from 7PM to 10 PM tonight and 7 AM to 9 AM tomorrow to help reduce the need for rolling blackouts.

It will be until Saturday afternoon before the highways are free of ice in north Louisiana. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says they had 14-hundred workers, primarily in north Louisiana before the storm arrived, salting and brining major roads
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