A storm system moving through the south is expected to drop snow on the northern half of Louisiana this weekend.  National Weather Service Meteorologist Davyon Hill admits forecasting frozen precipitation in the south is never easy but it looks as if areas north of Alexandria will see snow overnight on Sunday.

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The latest forecast now shows up to three inches in parts of Shreveport, Natchitoches, and Monroe.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission is being inundated with calls and wait times are very long as the 300 dollar federally boosted unemployment benefits resumed this week.

To deal with the demand Secretary Ava Dejoie says LWC will begin working expanded hours to clear the backlog of applications piling up due to new enhanced ID requirements.

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Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves gives strong comments on how Donald Trump should spend his final few days as President. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The state reported 105 Covid-19 deaths on Friday, which is the second-highest daily death count since the start of the pandemic.  Governor John Bel Edwards says “We have lost nearly 10 months of hard work to slow the spread in our state and despite all the warnings from medical professionals and public officials, some people still insist on ignoring mitigation measures, including wearing masks.” The highest number of deaths reported in a day was 129 back on April 14.