About 95-thousand customers are without power on this cold morning. Andre Champagne says the work continues to get the lights and the heat back on in north Louisiana…

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Many water systems are struggling in this cold weather. Water pressure in Monroe is low. Governor Landry says this may become more of a problem as it warms up and pipes begin to burst.

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If you are ready to file your federal taxes, you want to be aware of some changes. Richard Tullier (TOO-yay), a CPA with Metairie-based accounting firm Wegmann Dazet (dah-ZETT), says up to $25,000 in tip income can excluded from earnings. And while Congress failed to make Social Security income tax-free, they did give a break.

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Many of us live in Louisiana, because we don’t like cold weather. Unfortunately for those folks, there is more cold weather on the way after a brief warm-up during the middle of the week. State Climatologist Jay Grymes…

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Grymes says at least winter precipitation is not part of the forecast.

Currently, there are about 110-thousand customers without power throughout the state. Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says it’s a difficult restoration

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Unfortunately, a heat wave is not coming soon. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says we are looking at another cold night tonight…

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State officials are imploring those who do not have power and heat, to seek out a warming shelter. At 2 PM press conference, it was announced there are 76 warming shelters available and more than a dozen more are opening soon.

The winter precipitation is gone, but those of you in the northern part of the state should still use extreme caution when venturing out onto the roadways.

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USA Today Network reporter Greg Hilburn is among those without power in his Monroe home. Hilburn says it seems most people are taking state and local officials’ advice and are staying home.

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The Louisiana Department of Health has reported a third winter-storm related death. An 86-year-old man in DeSoto Parish died due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The death was confirmed by the parish coroner as winter-storm related. DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jayson Richardson says his deputies have been busy conducting welfare checks…

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The state health department says the other two winter-storm related deaths happened in Caddo Parish as two men died due to hypothermia.

Numerous roads are closed, especially in Caddo and Ouachita Parishes. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says they have been working around the clock, even before the storm arrived…

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Mallett says they are advising the public to avoid I-20 westbound in Bienville, Lincoln and Ouachita parishes due to stalled or stopped 18-wheelers.

More than 100-thousand people are without power as a result this historic ice storm. Joe Gallinaro has the story…

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And we are looking at another cold morning tomorrow with low temperatures in north Louisiana ranging from the single digits to the teens and wind chill readings in the teens for south Louisiana. It will begin to warm up on Tuesday afternoon, but looking at another cold front at the end of the week and another cold weekend.

Louisiana Radio Network, I’m Jeff Palermo….

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That’s Greg Hilburn, a reporter with the USA Today Network. Hilburn is like many in north Louisiana, hunkered down in his home with no power, but able to stay warm because of his fireplace. According to power-outage-dot-com, more than 120-thousand utility customers are without power, 47-thousand of the outages are in Ouachita Parish. Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell represents all of north Louisiana. Campbell says the buildup of ice on tree limbs has led to many of the outages…

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Entergy says its crews are prepared to work long hours to restore service to customers as safely and quickly as possible.

If it seems like you’re paying up the nose in sales taxes, the Tax Foundation says you’re right.

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Senator Bill Cassidy along with several other Republican members of Congress, has called for an in-depth investigation into federal immigration tactics after the fatal shooting in Minnesota of U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti by a U-S Border Patrol Agent. Cassidy said the events in Minneapolis are “incredibly disturbing” and the credibility of ICE and D.H.S. are at stake.”

The freezing rain is coming down in northwest Louisiana and the mixed precipitation has started to move into the Monroe area. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service says an inch of ice could accumulate…

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The state department of transportation has closed some roads, bridges and interstate ramps in Bossier, Caddo and Ouachita Parish. I-49 between south junction of MacArthur Drive and Rapides Station Road in Rapides Parish is also closed. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett…

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At least 12 people have died this year in house fires and officials are concerned that number will increase over the next couple of days as people try to stay warm. State Fire Marshal Bryan Adams says when using a space heater, keep it away from anything that can easily catch fire…

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Adams says do not try to use your oven to warm up your home. He says if you have a fire going in your fireplace, make sure it is out before you go to sleep.

the start of next week will be brutally cold by anyone’s standards, not just Louisiana’s – in the teens and possibly single digits in north Louisiana and in the upper teens or low 20s in south Louisiana. Mark Wilson with the LSU Ag Center says if you have shrubs and plants that were planted in the last two years, cover them now before the cold arrives.

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Freezing rain is falling across the northern portions of Louisiana this morning and temperatures have dipped into the upper 20s in some places. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says the winter precipitation has started to cover roads and grassy surfaces….

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Natchitoches, Jonesboro, Homer, Monroe and Jena could see three quarters of an inch to an inch of ice. If get any snowfall, it will be less than inch. Once the precipitation moves out, the real cold air moves in. Temperatures in the single digits to low teens on Monday and Tuesday morning for north Louisiana.

As we told you in the first minute, areas of light to moderate sleet and freezing rain are moving through much of north Louisiana. The National Weather Service says road conditions are deteriorating along the I-20 corridor. Governor Jeff Landry is advising residents to stay home if the winter precipitation is falling…

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The state transportation department has already closed several roads in Caddo Parish. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says travelers can find information regarding road closures by downloading the 511 mobile app or by visiting the 511 Traveler information website….

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