A powerful winter storm will hit Louisiana this weekend. The biggest threat is the ice north Louisiana will possibly see. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim…
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A quarter inch or more of freezing rain and ice is expected to form on Louisiana roads between the I-20 corridor and the Arkansas border.
Governor Landry has declared a state of emergency. Landry says while Louisiana had a historic snow event last year, snow is easier to deal with than ice.
The last major ice storm to hit Louisiana was February 2021 and many customers were without power for two to four days.
With the ice storm’s imminent arrival, utility crews are ready to restore power when the power gets knocked out. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Many homeowners are trying to protect outdoor plants, shrubs and trees that are sensitive to below freezing temperatures. Mark Wilson with the LSU Ag Center says if you can’t bring them inside, at least move them closer to your house if they are in a container…
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