Louisiana
Emergency declared for Louisiana ahead of next week’s frigid cold
Marlane Cheri Drake covers sensitive plant ahead of a cold airmass that will be blowing in from the arctic at her residence on Burdette Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, The weather could cause at least three hard freezes in a row in the New Orleans area this weekend. National Weather Service forecasters have predicted freezing cold temperatures Christmas weekend, the coldest seen thus far as fall gives way to the start of winter. (Staff Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)