Volunteers, donors step up with water to help
South Louisiana lawmaker arranges âa massive convoyâ; meantime, truckers deliver pallets to WK hospitals Donated water is unloaded Feb. 23 at Common Ground Community Center in Shreveport. (Source: Adria Goins/KSLA News 12) By Curtis Heyen | February 23, 2021 at 5:32 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 10:45 PM
(KSLA) â Volunteers far and wide are stepping up to help ensure Northwest Louisiana residents have water during outages arising from last weekâs winter storms.
District 18 state Rep. Jeremy LaCombe, of Livonia, came Tuesday âwith a massive convoy,â as he described it.
Volunteers, donors near and far step up to provide water to those who need it
Pines Road area is biggest water restoration challenge, city says
Shreveportâs Highland, Queensborough neighborhoods should soon see better pressure Many areas are dealing with water issues due to severe winter weather that moved through the ArkLaTex area beginning Monday, Feb. 15. (Source: KSLA) By KSLA Staff | February 22, 2021 at 5:19 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 9:43 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) â Residents and businesses in Shreveportâs Highland and Queensborough neighborhoods should start seeing some water pressure Monday night, the city advises.
Meantime, workers are completing water restoration efforts downtown.
But the biggest challenge has been service to the communities surrounding Pines Road, says a notice the city released Monday afternoon.
Texans running out of food as weather crisis disrupts supply chain
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In two separate incidents, the victims had set up barbecue grills inside their homes to stay warm without power.
And now Texans are running out of food. From farm to table, freezing temperatures and power outages are disrupting the food supply chain that people rely on every day.
Across the state, people are using up supplies they had stockpiled and losing more as items start to spoil in dark refrigerators. Some are storing their remaining rations in coolers outside, and trips to the grocery store often do little to replenish pantries.