South Louisiana is under a winter storm warning. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s expected to snow most of the day tomorrow, and it will be more than just flurries.
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DOTD has spent the last few days getting ready for the storm. Since there are no snowplows anywhere in the State of Louisiana, DOTD is bringing in help from Arkansas to perform those tasks as needed. Conditions may force some of the Interstates to have to close, but Mallett says he hopes it doesn’t come to that.
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Mallett says crews have spent the last few days prepping the roads for whatever Mother Nature has in store.
The Humane Society of Louisiana urges pet owners to provide extra protection from the cold as temperatures will drop into the 20’s and 30’s overnight across the state. Sean Richardson has more.
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Governor Landry declared a state of emergency and is urging outdoorsmen not to hunt during the snowstorm…