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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Louisiana Humane Society director Jeff Dorson says the arrival of very cold winter weather has led to a sharp increase in calls about pets left outside without adequate shelter. Dorson says many complaints are overlooked or never investigated because more than half of the parishes don’t have animal control agencies.
The artic weather will continue into next week.
According to AARP’s COVID dashboard, the nation saw a 26-percent increase in nursing home deaths in the four-week period ending November 20th. Louisiana AARP Director of Advocacy Andrew Muhl says as we enter the winter months and holidays urges residents and staff to get updates on their boosters.
He says the vaccination rate in Louisiana among nursing home residents is 42% and for staff, it’s 15%.
State police are investigating a head-on collision in Ascension Parish that claimed a Geismer man this afternoon. Troopers say 62-year-old Michael Head was killed in the crash on LA 928 east near LA 74. The initial investigation says the vehicle Head was driving crossed the center line and collided with another vehicle.