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...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills
as low as 20. For the second Cold Weather Advisory tonight into
Wednesday morning, very cold wind chills as low as 22 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Louisiana and
southeast Texas.

* WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 9 AM CST this
morning. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 2 AM to 8 AM
CST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin
is exposed to these temperatures.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills
inside.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

Make sure outdoor animals have a warm, dry shelter, food, and
unfrozen water.

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Weather Alert

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills
as low as 20. For the second Cold Weather Advisory tonight into
Wednesday morning, very cold wind chills as low as 22 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Louisiana and
southeast Texas.

* WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 9 AM CST this
morning. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 2 AM to 8 AM
CST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin
is exposed to these temperatures.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills
inside.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

Make sure outdoor animals have a warm, dry shelter, food, and
unfrozen water.

&&

Sunset man killed in ultralight plane crash near Church Point

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The ultralight plane that crashed in Acadia Parish, claiming the life of the pilot, was a small, experimental aircraft. It went down in a field off Pitreville Highway and Sonnier Drive on Tuesday, October 15. The crash site is located a couple miles north of Church Point. The Acadia Parish C…

CHURCH POINT, La. (KADN) — The ultralight plane that crashed in Acadia Parish, claiming the life of the pilot, was a small, experimental aircraft.

It went down in a field off Pitreville Highway and Sonnier Drive on Tuesday, October 15. The crash site is located a couple miles north of Church Point.

The Acadia Parish Coroner's Office identified the man killed in the crash as Nick Van Houten, 47, of Sunset.

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News 15 spoke with an aviation consultant, who has over four decades of flight experience, about how ultralight planes are not subject to the same regulations as other planes.

“They don't have to be registered,” said Robert Katz. “They don't have to be flown by a certificated pilot. These things are considered, they're more toys than aircraft, but they can crash and kill just like any aircraft, so it's not something that, you know, attracts my interest as a pilot. I wouldn't want to be flying something like that but a lot of people do.”

It's not yet known what led up to the crash. The FAA is investigating.

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