The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury says waterworks districts 2, 5 and 12 are providing tips to help avoid the interruption of water services due to the possibility of low water pressure.
Temperatures are much colder this afternoon as highs have struggled to reach the lower 40′s and the wind chills have made it feel even colder with feels like temperatures in the upper 20′s to low 30′s. A brief wintry mix will be possible this evening, but let us stress this will not be a high impact event as moisture is very limited and temperatures will be a little too warm to support any major accumulations. Freezes look like the next few mornings so you’ll need to take care of the plants and pets as low drop well below the freezing mark.
The Food For Seniors food box distribution scheduled for Friday, Jan. 21 has been cancelled due to the threat of freezing precipitation, said Tom Hoefer of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.
Two poll worker (commissioners of election) classes are scheduled to take place in Calcasieu Parish in February, according to Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court officials.
A man in Alabama was booked in jail Wednesday after being accused of killing his mother with a sword and injuring two other relatives in a “gruesome attack” Sunday.
Hours after the coroner confirmed that the remains of a woman found in a freezer in a bus in the Upper 9th Ward last week belonged to Julia Dardar, friends and family gathered to remember her life.
For many countries, designating a disease as endemic means that fewer resources will be available to combat it, since it will likely no longer be considered a public health emergency.
We may see some additional showers try to return tonight, albeit a very light rain. If temperatures can cool down enough, there could be a brief changeover to some sleet and/or freezing drizzle. The precipitation amounts will be so light though that accumulation of any ice on bridges or overpasses seems unlikely across Southwest Louisiana, therefore I don’t expect any travel problems for our area tonight. It will still be important to check road conditions before traveling overnight, but impacts should be very limited if any at all.
Expecting the unexpected, pipeline ruptures can be devastating to communities and that’s why the Vinton Fire Department is taking the time to prepare in case of an emergency.
In a press release Wednesday, the Louisiana Department of Health announced its community-based COVID-19 vaccine and testing sites will close Friday, Jan. 21, and testing sites will close at noon Thursday, Jan. 20, due to expected below-freezing temperatures.
The supplemental disaster relief bill provides resources for Louisiana to recover further from Hurricane Ida. Through the IIJA, Congress appropriated funds to USACE to increase coastal resilience by funding flood control, navigation, and ecosystem restoration projects.
Louisiana set a new record for the number of deaths on its public highways in 2021, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
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