Death toll reaches 8 in Louisiana from winter weather; 95% of East Carroll still without power

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 544

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Extreme cold has led to the deaths of five more people in Louisiana, bringing the total number of fatalities state officials are attributing to this week’s winter weather to eight.

The Louisiana Department of Health reported two weather-related deaths each in DeSoto and Sabine parishes, and a single incident in Franklin Parish.

In DeSoto Parish, the coroner confirmed a 79-year-old woman died of hypoxia after her electric-powered oxygen concentrator failed during a power outage. A …

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