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Lafayette Parish Man Dies After Slipping on Ice
Some sad news to share with you all this afternoon.
A Lafayette Parish man has died after he reportedly slipped on ice and hit his head on the ground.
According to KATC TV-3, it's the first death related to the February 2021 Winter Storm in South Louisiana.
The Louisiana Department of Health reports that the man who died was 50-years-old and from Lafayette Parish man.
We remind you to please be careful when walking across solid surfaces that may still be frozen as a result of the storm.
Our thoughts are with the family of the man who lost his life as a result of the storm.
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