Due to overwhelming power usage both Entergy Louisiana and SLIMCO are asking customers to voluntarily reduce electricity usage between 5 and 10 pm this evening. They are asking customers to reduce their thermostat to 68 degrees and delay laundry, washing dishes, and bathing and other non-essential uses of electricity.
A 15 mile stretch along I-20 East in Bossier and Webster Parishes is closed after commercial vehicles jackknifed last night causing approximately 45 motorists to be trapped. Jeff Palermo has more.
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Governor John Bel Edwards says today’s winter weather is challenging Louisiana with power outages, water outages, and hundreds of wrecks on the roadways. Edwards says State Police have worked about 350 weather-related crashes. It’s an especially challenging time for Shreveport as the city is experiencing low water pressure. Edwards says he’s aware of the situation.
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All roads in Beauregard Parish and LA Highway 10 in Allen Parish have been deemed impassable due to the ongoing winter storm. State Police Trooper Derek Senegal says despite the hazardous road conditions they are seeing an uptick in traffic coming into the region from across the Texas border.
Designating a road “impassable” means officials highly discourage non-emergency travel.