Governor Jeff Landry has issued a state of emergency as two to six inches of snow is expected to fall across much of central and south Louisiana. Landry says once of the winter precipitation starts falling, stay off the roads…
“We’re not a state that’s very well equipped to handle heavy snow and so we are going to urge our citizens to be patient as we work to clear the roads and make it safe for them to travel.”
Landry is also urging outdoorsmen not to hunt during the snowstorm…
“They can see this event as an opportunity to go out there and its going to be a “perfect storm” to go out there and hunt, but the problem is they can go out hunting and find themselves not being able to get back to proper shelter.”
Louisiana is also expecting the coldest temperatures of the winter with temperatur es dropping into the teens Tuesday night into Wednesday. A homeless man died from hypothermia earlier this month when Louisiana experienced cold temperatures. Landry is encouraging local governments to open warming shelters…
“I called the mayor’s of some of our major cities, certainly in those of impacted areas to again put out a message that those people who have inadequate shelter or homeless we want to make sure that they get to a sheltered positions so we can keep them warm and safe as well.”