The freezing rain is coming down in northwest Louisiana and the mixed precipitation has started to move into the Monroe area. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service says an inch of ice could accumulate…
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The state department of transportation has closed some roads, bridges and interstate ramps in Bossier, Caddo and Ouachita Parish. I-49 between south junction of MacArthur Drive and Rapides Station Road in Rapides Parish is also closed. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett…
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At least 12 people have died this year in house fires and officials are concerned that number will increase over the next couple of days as people try to stay warm. State Fire Marshal Bryan Adams says when using a space heater, keep it away from anything that can easily catch fire…
Adams says do not try to use your oven to warm up your home. He says if you have a fire going in your fireplace, make sure it is out before you go to sleep.
the start of next week will be brutally cold by anyone’s standards, not just Louisiana’s – in the teens and possibly single digits in north Louisiana and in the upper teens or low 20s in south Louisiana. Mark Wilson with the LSU Ag Center says if you have shrubs and plants that were planted in the last two years, cover them now before the cold arrives.