The snow we were expecting is coming down. Governor Jeff Landry….
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The I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge is closed, I-10 between LaPlace and Slidell is closed, I-55 between Ponchatoula and Laplace is closed, the Causeway Bridge is closed and so is I-49 through Alexandria.
With a winter storm hitting the state, Triple-A has this advice for motorists. Sean Richardson has more.
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Since this is mainly a snow event and not an ice storm, there’s hope we will not see a lot of power outages. Entergy Vice President of Reliability Jason Willis says they spent several days preparing for this winter event…
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Cleco says it has secured 500-line mechanics and vegetation management contractors in preparation for possible outages.
If you are sitting around the house wondering what you can do to make sure your house can hold up against the winter storm, local plumber Dennis Rodriguez says make sure all water hoses are disconnected from the outside of the house…
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Rodriguez says it’s not too late to wrap those pipes and cover the spigots.