This historic weather has claimed two lives so far in Louisiana. Both fatalities took place in Lafayette Parish. Authorities say 74-year-old Mary Guillory died from the extreme weather conditions after wandered about in the neighborhood. Guillory may have been suffering from dementia. And a 50-year-old man slipped on the ice and died from a head injury Monday. Governor Edwards is also concerned about more deaths related to carbon monoxide poisoning as people use generators to stay warm.
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Roads and bridges across much of the state are still shut down. Department of Transportation Spokesperson Rodney Mallet says in south Louisiana many interstates are still closed, like the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge and parts of I-10 and 12 in Baton Rouge…
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The winter storm allowed for new record low temperature to be set. National Weather Service Shreveport Meteorologist C.S. Ross says the mercury in Shreveport dropped to one degree today. The previous record low was 20 degrees for February 16th.
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Just because you’ve been infected with COVID, either recently or months ago, doesn’t mean you should skip out on the vaccine. Matt Doyle has more…
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