SHREVEPORT, La. ( KTAL/KMSS ) – Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and the Louisiana State Police emphasize the need for caution as icy temperatures, frozen precipitation, and snowfall are expected across the state, which could cause unsafe road conditions and potential impacts to utilities.
Governor Landry called the meeting attended by members of the National Weather Service , parish presidents, and other emergency planning officials across the state to express the severity of the incoming weather, especially areas in the state’s southern portion, which are not accustomed to long hours of below-freezing temperatures.
North Louisiana is expected to be spared of snowfall, while several inches of snow is forecasted along the I-10 corridor in the heart of Acadiana through Baton Rouge and possibly Hammond.
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LSP issued a safety warning on Sunday ahead of a freeze warning across the state. They are asking residents and visitors traveling across Louisiana to “avoid ALL unnecessary travel,” citing the potential for unsafe roadway conditions, especially on bridges and overpasses, which tend to decline quickly during these extreme weather events…