Overview
- Louisiana’s Department of Health said Tuesday it confirmed five additional storm-related deaths, raising the statewide total to eight.
- DeSoto Parish reported a 79-year-old woman who died after an oxygen concentrator failed during a power outage and a 46-year-old man killed in a crash on icy roads.
- The Sabine Parish coroner reported a 62-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman who died at home of suspected hypothermia following a power outage.
- The Franklin Parish coroner confirmed the hypothermia death of a 78-year-old woman, with earlier cases including an 86-year-old DeSoto man from carbon monoxide poisoning and two hypothermia deaths in Caddo.
- LDH noted 78 warming centers are open with 14 more planned and urged strict generator and carbon monoxide safety during ongoing cold conditions.