Icy Weather Knocks Out Power, Stymies Travel In Capital Region
Paul Braun / WRKF Baton Rouge-area residents awoke Monday to widespread road closures and power outages after freezing temperatures and precipitation blanketed the capital region in ice. State and local officials announced the closure of roads and businesses and imposed curfews throughout the day, as meteorologists predict even colder overnight temperatures heading into Tuesday. East Baton Rouge Parish officials shut down Interstate 110 and Central Thruway Sunday night as temperatures dropped. State officials shut down Interstate 10 from the Interstate 12 split in Baton Rouge to Lafayett...
Source: wrkf.org
