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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.

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St. Martin Parish launches first-of-its-kind program aimed at helping opioid addicts

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Settlement money that St. Martin Parish received from the national opioid lawsuit against the pharmaceutical industry will be put to good use. The sheriff's office is launching a first-of-its-kind program aimed at identifying and helping those who suffer from opioid and other forms of drug a…

ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (NEWS 15) — Settlement money that St. Martin Parish received from the national opioid lawsuit against the pharmaceutical industry will be put to good use.

The sheriff's office is launching a first-of-its-kind program aimed at identifying and helping those who suffer from opioid and other forms of drug addiction. The goal is to help those who need substance abuse and mental health treatment get it and keep them out of jail.

"And it's called a STAR program - Substance Abuse Team for Addiction and Recovery,” said Sheriff Beckett Breaux. “So, that's going to be the name of it, and look, my whole goal is, and honestly, it's every sheriff's office goal, is not to have anybody in jail. If you look at the statistics, and y’all know that already, look at the statistics, drugs, drug involvement, one way or another, it's 90% of the crime that we have."

Sheriff Breaux believes this intervention effort will get drug users the help they need to recover while also lowering crime in the community.

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