CENLA

Hundreds of people are at LSUA to take part in emergency training. It's part of National Field Deployment training hosted by the Department of Health and Hospitals. Participants from DHH, the CDC, VA and other organizations will participate in order to help the agencies work together more cohesively during an emergency. Full article. 

The Rapides Foundation is looking for one team from each high school in Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes to create a video on the importance of healthy eating and physical activity. The winning team will work with media professionals to turn their original concept into a 30-second television commercial aired on local TV and YouTube as part of the Foundation’s Diet and Physical Activity Initiative. Full Article.  

Cold weather returned with a vengeance this week, bringing morning lows in the 20s throughout Cenla, and sleet and freezing rain is in the forecast Thursday evening and early Friday (Feb 3 & 4). LA Dept of Transportation & Development representatives indicated that workers are on standby if weather conditions called for ice or snow this week. Full article.  

To combat drunken driving, state and area law enforcement agencies are participating in the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission's "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest." program, one of the largest holiday DWI enforcements ever in the state. In the Alexandria-Pineville area, if an individual has had too much to drink, Gene's Wrecker Service will tow the person's vehicle home free of charge. The number to call is (318) 487-1086. Full article.