A green bear Mardi Gras throw
Eunice's "Le View Mardi Gras De Cajuns" annual run went on as scheduled Tuesday despite freezing off-and-on rain and some sleeting weather conditions.
Temperatures are expected to dip into the upper 20s tonight, following an afternoon of freezing rain and an evening of patchy freezing drizzle.
The Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras was wending its way along La. 29 at 1 p.m., slogging through wind, rain and ice on the annual Fat Tuesday run.
A 3 p.m. parade in downtown Eunicewill hail the runners return to the city as they head to a courir-ending gumbo dinner.
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a winter weather advisory for all of southeast Texas and central Louisiana, and most of southwest and south central Louisiana. The only locations not in the advisory are Cameron, Vermilion, Iberia, lower St. Martin, and St. Mary Parishes.
Friday, February 28
1035 Traffic stop reported in the area of Ulysess and Fuselier; resulted in arrest.
1210 Traffic crash reported in the area of North Magnolia.
1457 Shoplifting reported a Winn Dixie
1539 Traffic crash reported at Raceway.
