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Lake Charles, Louisiana – A sharper round of winter cold is expected to settle across southwest Louisiana Tuesday night, with temperatures dropping below freezing for several hours before sunrise Wednesday.
Overnight lows by Wednesday morning are expected to fall to 29–32 degrees in the Lake Charles area, with colder readings farther inland. Communities along and north of Highway 190, including DeRidder, Leesville, Oakdale, and Alexandria, could remain below freezing for four to seven hours. Areas south of Highway 190 toward the I-10 corridor, including Lake Charles, Jennings, and Lafayette, are more likely to see one to three hours below 32 degrees. According to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, breezy north winds will add to the chill, pushing wind chill values into the upper 20s to lower 30s by daybreak…