Wind chills are in the single digits and for north Louisiana, high temperatures will not get above freezing. Meteorologist Cameron Kowalski with the National Weather Service,,,
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Central and south Louisiana will see high temperatures today in the mid 30s.

Because of the winter precipitation that fell yesterday and early this morning, dozens of elevated roadways and highways are closed. State Police Trooper Ryan Davis says if you run into an issue while traveling, call star LSP…
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Hundreds of vehicles were stuck on the I-10 and I-210 bridges in Lake Charles yesterday as a result of a crash and icing. Westlake Police say a 37-year-old Lake Charles man died after he jumped off the bridge.

State offices are closed today but state lawmakers are at the capitol working on approving a new Congressional map that would contain two majority-Black districts, instead of one. Governor Jeff Landry is also calling for legislators to approve a new supreme court map…
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There’s a proposal to increase the number of justices from seven to nine.

Also up for debate in this special session is a proposal to change Louisiana’s open jungle primary to a closed primary system. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat just conducted a statewide survey and found support for closed primaries, but it’s not overwhelming…
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Project Louisiana Values funded the poll.