Overview
- The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed a 65-year-old Jackson Parish man died of hypothermia after a prolonged outage, while a previously listed Sabine Parish death was reclassified as not storm-related, keeping the total at eight.
- As of late Tuesday, more than 90,000 customers remained without electricity as snapped trees and downed lines complicated restoration across northern and central parishes.
- East Carroll Parish experienced near-total power loss, with hospitals, prisons, and other facilities running on generators, some residents losing water service, and medically dependent people struggling to power devices.
- Interstate 20 traffic ground to a halt for up to 20 hours in spots, and State Police conducted supply drops, welfare checks, and ATV evacuations for stranded drivers.
- Gov. Jeff Landry toured hard-hit parishes and is seeking federal assistance as the state operates dozens of warming centers and officials stress generator and space-heater safety with another cold spell forecast.