Pre-treating is expected to begin tomorrow evening; their priority is bridges and overpasses because these areas are the most vulnerable to the wintery mix.

With the possibility of frozen precipitation in north Louisiana, area schools and government offices may announce closures as a measure of caution and to limit the amount of traffic on potentially icy roadways.

Several schools will remain closed Thursday across Greater Cincinnati due to the extremely cold temperatures and impacts from winter weather.

The deceased was over 65 and had other medical conditions, state officials said. A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with severe bird flu has died, the first such fatality in the United States, state health officials reported on Monday.

Health officials said Monday that a patient in Louisiana with a severe case of bird flu has died, the first reported human death from the disease in the U.S.