While Lafayette and Acadiana were spared the freezing rain that hit central and northern Louisiana, the region did see a few snow flurries Sunday night and will face a bitterly cold week starting Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles.
Light snow was reported in Lafayette and Youngsville on Sunday night. Areas North of Interstate 10 were expected to see the worst of wintry weather with anticipated ice accumulation of between a tenth of an inch and a quarter of an inch.
The extreme weather prompted Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet to declare a state of emergency Sunday morning because “immediate emergency actions are required, or are anticipated to be required, in order to minimize the effects of this weather event.”…