Rolling Blackouts Now Canceled
Rolling blackouts will happen throughout the day in response to increased utility usage due to the cold weather.
Road/Bridge Closures Across Acadiana Due to Winter Storm
The Atchafalaya Basin continues to be closed after freezing rain accumulated this week.
Houston Woman and Child Dead of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Home
Sad news to report out of Houston as a woman and her child are dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in a garage to help generate heat.
Power to Most Acadiana Residents Back On
As of this writing (Tue, 2/16 at 5:00 am), they are only about 2,000 residents in all of Acadiana that are without power.
Winter Storm 2021 Causes Water Issues Across Acadiana
Boil advisories and conservation requests have been issued and made in two parishes in Acadiana.
Transformer in Kenner, LA Blows Like Something From a SciFi Movie
The explosion caused a bolt of electricity to travel along power wires for several blocks.
This Albino Raccoon Walking Along A Snowy Bayou Is Further Proof That Things Are Just Weird Right Now
Things are just different right now.
LCG Announces Lafayette Will Remain Under Curfew Until 8 a.m. Tuesday Morning
As Lafayette braces for more record-low temperatures tonight, LCG is keeping the parish under curfew until tomorrow morning.
Winter Wonderland at Cajun Field
A winter wonderland overcame the surface that plays home to our Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Football team. After finishing off a red-hot, ten-win campaign, the team gets to admire the dreamy landscape that has overtaken their field this Winter.
Garbage Collection Delayed Another Day
Officials say normal service will resume as of February 22.
Cold Weather Pet Tips From the Humane Society
They are depending on you to do the right thing, so take care of them like you would family, because they are.
Drone Footage Shows An Icy Lafayette From Up Above
With icy conditions blanketing Acadiana in a layer of white, many online are sharing their wintery views from different perspectives. You can see aerial drone footage and photos from above the Lafayette here, as they display the rare scenery that has made for quite the photo-op.
Insane Video Shows Electricity Surging Through Power Lines After Transformer Blows In Kenner
While snow pictures have been fun to see all morning, this is the dangerous part that comes with severe winter weather.
Video from Chris Fitzmorris shows electricity surging through power lines around the same time that a transformer in Kenner went down, knocking out power for more than 10,000 people...
Kids in Louisiana Use Boiling Pot As 'Sled' to Race Down Decline
This looks like so much fun.
Watch as a dad in Louisiana uses a boiling pot as a "sled" for kids to enjoy the icy conditions after a winter storm swept across the region early Monday morning.
The kids and the parents both seem to really enjoy the experience here and memories were certainly made all across south Louisiana...
Parks Family Goes 'Cajun Ice Sledding' [Video]
The winter freeze we're experiencing in Acadiana doesn't happen very often so, when it does, we've got to best out of it right?
Upstate New York? Nope, That Whiteout On The Weather Channel Is Actually Louisiana
You know we're witnessing something rare when the people on the Weather Channel are this excited.