Low temps in parts of Louisiana will dip into the tens and twenties tonight and gusty winds of 40 miles per will make it feel below zero. LRN’s John Weatherby says the hard freeze begins tonight and lows in the state will remain below freezing into the following week.
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Terri Ricks has been appointed to oversee the Department of Children and Family Services. The agency has been under fire after two high-profile child deaths. Former Secretary Maketa Walters says the agency’s difficulties are a result of severe staffing shortages. Governor Edwards says he’s recommending the legislature use a portion of the budget surplus to assist the agency.
Ricks was named interim after Walters resigned last month.
The Louisiana Humane Society says they are receiving an alarming number of calls about pets left out in the freezing weather, even though it’s illegal. Marsanne Golsby has more.
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