This arctic blast has certainly done a number on our plants. LSU Ag Center horticulturist Jason Stagg says when assessing damage to your plants, wait a week.
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Stagg says the parts of the plant that have died will be easy to distinguish from the parts of the plant that are still alive and growing. Stagg says when cutting back your plants, don’t cut them all the way to the ground, because you’ll leave them more vulnerable in future freezes.
A Hammond woman is killed when an alleged drunk driver crashed head-on into her on Highway 22 in Ponchatoula. Trooper Marc Gremillion says slick roads may have been a factor in the crash that killed 65-year-old Peggy Williams.
Kody Lacour of Picayune, Mississippi, was arrested and is charged with DWI. Gremillion says neither driver was wearing a seatbelt; Lacour suffered only minor injuries.
A&E is bringing back Duck Dynasty this summer, and the revival should bring tourism to northeast Louisiana. Sean Richardson has more.