The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed two winter weather-related deaths Friday afternoon after a winter storm this week.

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The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to hypothermia—and advised people to stay inside during the extreme cold and to seek shelter if unhoused.

The rare winter storm that brought record freezing temperature and snowfall in Louisiana caused at least two deaths.

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The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) urges residents to prepare for extreme cold next week as a winter storm system brings freezing temperatures and the possibility

The coroners in each parish designated both deaths as weather-related. The hypothermia death is the second one in Louisiana this year. On Jan. 9, the health department reported a 65-year-old Rapides Parish man died from exposure to winter weather conditions.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — State offices are starting to announce closures as Louisiana is forecasted to have extremely cold weather and a potential for a wintry mix early next week. See below for a list of state offices that have announced closures. This article will be updated as closures are announced.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Gov. Jeff Landry will be giving an update Tuesday about the severe winter weather that brought heavy snow to the state. Landry will be joined by leaders of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), Louisiana State Police and the Department of Transportation and Development.

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