Southeast Louisiana parishes enact curfews due to snow

A historic amount of snow fell across Southeast Louisiana Tuesday, causing some parishes to enact curfews. Radar | Download our app | Sign up for weather alerts | Send us your photos | School closingsBelow is a list of curfews in place: Lafourche Parish: Due to the icy impacts from the Winter Storm, Lafourche Parish officials will enact a curfew beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, this curfew will stay in place as long as icy conditions remain on the roads. Residents are asked to shelter in place and stay off the roadways to keep roadways open for emergency personnel to respond to emergencies. All businesses should be closed by 8 a.m. Tuesday for employees to make it home before the icy conditions become worse. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies will be out enforcing the curfew but will allow a grace period for business workers to return home. Essential personnel should be carrying their ID or placard displaying that they are indeed essential personnel. St. Bernard Parish:Parish President Louis Pomes is enforcing a curfew for all St. Bernard residents. The curfew begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday until noon on Wednesday. This is due to hazardous snow conditions. The Sheriff said deputies will be actively enforcing the curfew and are prepared to address anyone out during this time who is not traveling for an emergency or work purposes. Picayune:The City of Picayune issued a curfew from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.

In a rare and unexpected turn of events, several Southeast Louisiana parishes have enacted curfews due to heavy snowfall blanketing the region.

The winter storm caught many residents off guard as they woke up to a winter wonderland outside their windows. With slick roads and dangerous driving conditions, local officials are urging residents to stay off the roads and stay home to ensure their safety.

Parishes such as St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington have all implemented curfews starting at 6 p.m. and lasting until 6 a.m. the following morning. This measure is intended to keep residents off the roads and allow road crews to clear the snow and ice to make travel safer for essential workers and emergency personnel.

While snow is a rare occurrence in the Southeast Louisiana region, officials are taking every precaution to ensure the safety of their residents during this winter weather event. Stay warm, stay safe, and stay off the roads if you can during this snowy weather.

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