There are now eight people confirmed dead in the winter storm, after the state health department confirmed five additional fatalities today. Five people died of hypothermia, an elderly DeSoto Parish man died of carbon monoxide poisoning, a 79-year-old DeSoto Parish woman died after her oxygen concentrator failed as a result of no power, and a Texas man died while driving on icy roads in Mansfield.
Governor Landry wants people in north Louisiana to do these two things.
Cut 9 (09) “…supplemental heat.”
Landry spoke in Monroe today after taking a tour of some of the destruction the ice storm has caused in that city. Mayor Friday Ellis says once the ice melts away, the clean-up will be extensive.
Currently, more than 88-thousand people in North Louisiana remain without power – more than half being in Ouachita Parish. East Carroll, Jackson and Richland parishes also have a large percentage of homes and businesses without electricity.
When disaster strikes Louisiana or nearby states, the United Cajun Navy usually comes to the rescue – and this time is no exception. Andre Champagne reports.