LAFAYETTE, La. — Lafayette Parish officials are urging residents to stay off the roads from Sunday night through Monday afternoon due to a high risk of dangerous black ice forming across the area.
In a video message shared Sunday, Monique Blanco Boulet warned that freezing temperatures combined with lingering moisture on roadways could create hazardous driving conditions that may not be visible to motorists.
Boulet explained that rainfall earlier in the day did not fully dry due to persistent cloud cover, preventing the sun from warming road surfaces. As temperatures drop below freezing overnight and into the early morning hours, that moisture is expected to freeze, creating black ice.
Why Black Ice Is Especially Dangerous
Black ice is often invisible to drivers and can form quickly, particularly on bridges, overpasses, shaded areas, and less-traveled roads. Officials say even experienced drivers may not realize they are on ice until it is too late…