Brace yourself – brutally cold weather is back tonight. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says that will especially be the case in North Louisiana.
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In fact, Grymes says it will dip below freezing across the entire state tonight.
With temperatures taking a frigid turn tonight, some communities are opening up warming shelters. In Lafayette, the Dupuis Recreation Center is opening for homeless people and people who lack adequate heat inside their homes. The warming center will remain open until Friday, when temperatures will rise back above freezing.
A second inmate has died this month at the medium security federal prison in Pollock. 26-year-old Artavius Burnett was found unresponsive yesterday morning. This is the fourth death at the facility in Grant Parish since last fall.
The Public Service Commission votes to strip Davante Lewis of his vice chairmanship and install Eric Skrmetta into that role. The vote was three to two, right down party lines. The move comes after Lewis directed vulgar language towards Governor Landry on social media. During public comment prior to the vote, liberal activist Melissa Flournoy says Lewis’ social media post was no reason to strip him of his leadership role.
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For the seventh consecutive year, the Humane Society of Louisiana is running a program that allows the public to adopt horses used in Mardi Gras parades. H-S-L board member Rena Sweeney says the adoption program keeps the horses from possibly being slaughtered after the carnival season….