Life for many in north Louisiana is starting to get back to normal. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Tens of thousands of customers, however, are still without power in North Louisiana, according to Power Outage-dot-u-s, with the vast majority of those in the dark being in Ouachita Parish. Utility companies say crews have been working around the clock and are making headway, and they should have everyone back online by tomorrow at the latest.
With conditions evocative of New England winters gripping Louisiana, Red Cross disaster action teams have responded to no fewer than 44 single-family home fires and two multi-family home fires throughout the state over the last seven days. Shelby Wells with the Red Cross of Louisiana says the organization is able to help those displaced with immediate financial assistance.
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The arctic blast also put a pause in crawfish harvesting. LSU Ag Center crawfish agent Todd Fontenot says now that the temperatures are starting to warm, however, crawfishermen can get back on their ponds and resume harvesting.
Fontenot says we can still expect the peak supply of crawfish from late February and into April.