Snow is falling in Arkansas and Texas, but it’s mostly rain in Louisiana. SWEPCO is prepared in case there are downed power lines from icing. Spokesperson Michelle Marcotte says more than 500 on-site contract crews are positioned in areas predicted to be affected by the storm…
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Schools are closed in Caddo and Bossier parishes tomorrow and ULM is also closing its campus tomorrow because of the winter weather.
LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says south Louisiana can expect heavy rainfall tonight and tomorrow…
And we are not looking at any real warm-up until next weekend.
You can help those affected by the tragedy in New Orleans by buying special Saints and Pelicans “love for New Orleans” warm-up shirts. Brittany Whitsell, the director of charitable giving and development for the Saints and the Pelicans, says they’re designed to show solidarity with the city.
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Whitsell says they are selling for 35-dollars a piece on the Saints and Pelicans’ websites, with proceeds going towards the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says we could see fish kills because of the below freezing temperatures. LDWF fisheries biologist Jason Adriance…
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Coastal species commonly impacted by low water temperatures are White Trout, Red Drum, Black Drum and Spotted Seatrout.