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LUS boil water advisory update KATC and last updated 2021-02-20 12:01:20-05 Residents and businesses in the areas north of I-10, south of Gendarme Road, west of Wilderness Trail and east of Janvier Road are still under a boil water advisory. The advisory was issued Tuesday. Customers in the affected area need to vigorously boil their water for at least one full minute prior to drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, using it for food prep or rinsing food. The one minute starts after water has bee...

Cleco: Power restored to 93% of customers affected by second winter storm Cleco and last updated 2021-02-20 23:15:29-05 As of 8 p.m. Saturday, Cleco has restored power to approximately 40,000 customers affected by the second winter storm. At the height of the storm, approximately 43,000 customers were without power. Restoration Update Below is an update on power restoration in Gardner, Cotile, Wilda and Hot Wells. Please note that unexpected damage or inclement weather could impact restorati...

Two more hard freezes then milder weather returns By: Rob Perillo and last updated 2021-02-18 23:48:45-05 Acadiana will be in store for a couple of more nights of winter deep freezes before a gradual moderating trend kicks in this weekend. KATC/Rob Perillo A Hard Freeze Warning is in effect for most of Acadiana, from the I-10 parishes northward where temperatures by Friday morning will drop between 23-27° in most areas. KATC/Rob Perillo KATC/Rob Perillo Skies will clear Frid...

Tools For Schools: Opelousas Junior High School and last updated 2021-02-18 19:55:49-05 Tools For Schools is at Opelousas Junior High School this week. Anna Olivier was at the St. Landry Parish school, delivering supplies to educator Courtney Williams. "Here at Opelousas Junior High we strive for student success, and with the materials we are able to provide basic needs for our students to help them be successful in the classroom," Williams explained. "With the supplies such as calculators, p...

Cleco announced Thursday that it has restored power to 22,000 customers since the second winter storm moved across the company’s service territory yesterday. However, as of 7 p.m., roughly 21,000 customers are still without power.

Schools in St. Mary Parish will close Friday February 19, as weather related conditions impact utility service in various areas of the parish.

State offices closed in 29 parishes Friday PxHere and last updated 2021-02-18 18:12:07-05 BATON ROUGE – State offices will be closed in the following 29 parishes Friday, February 19, due to hazardous conditions caused by severe winter weather: Avoyelles, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, Verno...

Registration now open for 2021 Courir du Festival 5K Festival International de Louisiane and last updated 2021-02-18 17:25:52-05 Festival International de Louisiane announce Thursday the annual Courir du Festival 5K is back this year in a virtual format and registration is now open. Organizers are challenging 2021 runners to "make their own adventure" with the chance to choose anywhere in the world to run the 5K. "Though we would love to see you all in person this year," says Carly Viator, Mark...

LPSO, Scott PD collaborate to curb neighborhood crime Agencies see increase in shots fired calls MGN Online and last updated 2021-02-18 17:56:29-05 Lafayette Parish Sheriffs Deputies are partnering with the Scott Police Department to address a recent uptick in reports of shots being fired near multiple Lafayette Parish neighborhoods. According to an LPSO spokesperson, most recently, the efforts to curb the frequency of the incidents resulted in an arrest on February 15. 23-year-old Deontae Sm...

ATC orders blocking Manzoor Pashteen, MNA Mohsin Dawar’s CNICs Court seeks report regarding the order; adjourns hearing till March 9 PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) ordered to block the identity cards of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leaders Manzoor Pashteen and MNA Mohsin Dawar on Friday, The PTM leaders were previously declared absconders, after the failed to appear before the court in a case pertaining to provocative speech and sedition. Before adjourning the hear...