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The Capital Region—along with most of The South—remains under hard freeze warnings and wind chill advisories on Tuesday, thanks to the arctic air that has settled in the area, according to the National Weather Service. “After producing widespread snow, sleet and freezing rain over the Mid-Deep South the last 24 hours, a quick moving upper-trough and associated coastal-low pressure area continues to spread moderate to heavy snowfall into the Mid-Atlantic this morning,” writes NWS.

•Several major bridges and roads have been shut down by officials on Tuesday morning due to icy road conditions and winter weather moving through the state. The closure in Baton Rouge starts at the Interstate 12 Airline Highway exit and Interstate 10 at Highland Road. See a full list of road closures.

•See drone footage of a pileup on Interstate 10 this morning between Highland Road and Pecue Lane from WBRZ-TV.

•Because of the weather, garbage and recyclable collections have been suspended in the city-parish. The North Landfill is also closed.

•City-Parish buildings will be closed today. Libraries in the parish will remain open and operate as “warming centers” with normal business hours.

•The Capital Area Transit System suspended bus service until 10 a.m. this morning, according to its website. Several routes remain closed because of unsafe road conditions. See a map of route closures.

•Officials with food distributor Associated Grocer say grocery deliveries to local stores remain unimpacted on Tuesday. “We got all of our trucks on the road this morning—our stores are being serviced,” says Pete Tortorich, senior vice president of perishables.

This story originally appeared in a Jan. 16 issue of Daily Report. To keep up with Baton Rouge business and politics, subscribe to the free Daily Report e-newsletter here.

Holly Duchmann
Holly Duchmann is a news editor at "Baton Rouge Business Report." Outside of her work there, she has written about south Louisiana’s festivals, food scene, environmental issues and entrepreneurs. She’s especially interested in the people shaping the region—and the dishes that keep them going.