The snow has subsided, but not the danger. Driving is not advisable in all of south Louisiana and into the southern parts of the Cenla region because of ice- and snow-covered roads. Governor Jeff Landry says the roads are extra slick.
Cut 10 (15) “…extremely, extremely dangerous.”
And it’s very cold outside. We are seeing single digit readings as far south as Patterson where it’s nine-degrees. Four-degrees in Opelousas, Lake Charles seven degrees, Lafayette nine degrees and Baton Rouge ten degrees. It’s 15-degrees in Shreveport, Alexandria and Monroe. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says it will be mid-day before we get back above freezing…
Cut 17 (06) “….and 20s tonight”
It will be sunny so that will help melt the snow and ice.
Local governments and faith-based groups have opened several warming centers for those who needed a warm place to sleep. Micah Nicholas, executive director of the Capital West Chapter of the American Red Cross says they could use all the help it can get in supporting these warming centers…
Cut 5 (07) “….disasters like this”
These warming centers will likely stay open again tonight as temperatures will get well below freezing.
What will the 2025 snowstorm and cold temperatures mean for the upcoming crawfish season? LSU AgCenter crawfish expert Mark Shirley says the mudbugs will bury themselves as deep into the mud as they can…
Shirley predicts crawfish will return to the market once the water temperature gets back into the 50s and 60s.