Death toll reaches 9 in Louisiana from winter storm

By: Julie O'Donoghue

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 201

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Louisiana Department of Health reported a ninth death Thursday related to the severe winter weather that swept through the state earlier this week, leaving tens of thousands of households without power.

A 74-year-old man in DeSoto Parish died at his home of hypothermia after an extended power outage, health officials said. At least three of the nine deaths in Louisiana attributed to the weather have been from hypothermia.

Signs of hypothermia include …

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