The snow is falling across much of Louisiana, and it’s expected to keep coming down for several more hours. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says the Gulf Coast has certainly seen snow before; but all those previous times, the snow has been localized.
And the snow is making traveling treacherous. Department of Transportation Secretary Joe Donahue…
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And we have reached that point. I-10 is closed from I-49 in Lafayette to Louisiana Highway 415 in West Baton Rouge Parish. I-10 is also closed in parts of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Sections of I-55 have also been closed. I-49 through Alexandria is also closed.
In preparation of the winter storm, Entergy has 16-hundred workers ready to respond to power outages….
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That’s Entergy Vice President of Reliability Jason Willis who says restoration may be delayed by icy roads.
Once the snow moves out, we can expect some bitterly cold temperatures, so make sure those pipes are protected. Colleen Crain has more…
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