Many major throughways are still closed across Louisiana as the deep freeze continues. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The winter storm is responsible for at least three deaths, two of the fatalities occurred in Lafayette Parish. Jeff Palermo has the story…
The Hope House in Shreveport which is a homeless shelter says a homeless man died last night as he was found in single-digit temperatures slumped over a brick wall.
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Roads and bridges across much of the state are still shut down as Louisiana settles in for a week-long deep freeze.
Department of Transportation Spokesperson Rodney Mallet says in south Louisiana many interstates are still closed, like the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge and parts of I-10 and 12 in Baton Rouge…
Crews are out working in Baton Rouge to try and open those crucial routes.
Up in the Shreveport-Bossier and Monroe areas Mallet says the consistently cold temperatures produced a different set of problems.
Mallet says for the most up-to-date information on the status of state roads vist 5-1-1-LA-Dot-Org, or…
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This history-making winter weather has been responsible for at least three deaths in Louisiana. Governor John Bel Edwards says both fatalities took place in Lafayette Parish.
The other death occurred in the city of Lafayette. Lafayette Police Sergeant Wayne Griffin says 74-year-old Mary Guillory died after leaving a residence at around 1 AM this morning…
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Guillory may have suffered from dementia.
Governor John Bel Edwards is also concerned about more deaths related to carbon monoxide poisoning as people without power use generators to keep the heater on
The Hope House in Shreveport which is a homeless shelter says a homeless man died last night as he was found in single-digit temperatures slumped over a brick wall.
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The winter storm allowed for new record low temperatures to be set. National Weather Service Shreveport Meteorologist C.S. Ross says the mercury in Shreveport dropped to one degree today. The previous record low was 20 degrees for February 16th.
Ross says Monroe also set a record low temp this morning at 16 degrees this morning, the previous record was 25 degrees for the day and Lake Charles set a new low with 16 degrees.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like temps will get above freezing for the area and help melt any of the frozen precipitation.
By late this evening Ross says sleet and snow will sweep across north Louisiana bringing another round of dicey weather for the area.
While the majority of power outages Monday and Tuesday were in the southern part of the state due to ice and sleet, Ross says this second round of winter weather could create outages in north Louisiana.
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Entergy has been directed by the Mid-Continent System Operator to initiate rolling power outages for some customers in southwest Louisiana. Entergy Louisiana Vice President of Distribution Operations John Hawkins says the blackouts are due to this historic winter storm and freeze.
MISO is in charge of the power grid for the region.
It’s a drastic move but Hawkins says these record low temperatures have forced their hand.
The blackouts will last for an undetermined amount of time.
Entergy is asking customers to reduce power consumption by lowering thermostats to 68 degrees, open drapes when the sun is shining, don’t allow warm air to leave your home, and delay dish and laundry wash loads until further notice.