Louisiana Radio Network News, I’m Matt Doyle
The freezing grip from the polar vortex is about to loosen in Louisiana. Forecasters say we have one more night of below freezing temperatures statewide and then a warm front begins to move in which will swing temperatures the other way. State climatologist Barry Keim says this weekend will feel like paradise after nearly a month of below normal temperatures…
Keim says there’s one more day of extreme cold to go through before the temperatures start stabilizing.
Earlier today residents in Louisiana were asked by their utility companies to conserve power for a few hours Thursday morning as energy demand was getting close to being more than what the power grids could handle. Entergy spokeswoman Sheila Pounders says they doesn’t foresee any future demand that would exceed the supply over the next several days as temperatures rise…:
Entergy spokeswoman Sheila Pounders says the Midcontinent Independent System Operator made the request since they manage supply and demand on the grid..:
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There are more than 50 boil water advisories posted throughout the state. Michelle Southern finds how why this happens…:
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The former host of a KNOE Monroe children’s show has been sentenced to five years of hard labor after being convicted of a number of rape and battery charges stemming from a 1979 camping trip. Known as “Mr. Wonder”, Frank Selas fled the country after a warrant was issued for him at the time. Selas was captured in California in 2015. He won’t have to register as a sex offender, as the registry did not exist when the crime took place.
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