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Ice Storm Tests Region, but Claiborne Electric Keeps Outages Limited
A severe ice storm swept across multiple states during the last week of January 2026, tightening its grip on north Louisiana as temperatures hovered around the freezing mark. Freezing rain coated trees, power lines, bridges, and roadways with a hard glaze of ice, turning routine travel into a hazardous gamble and forcing many residents to stay home.
On I-20, traffic came to a complete standstill; it crawled for miles as slick pavement and crashes rendered movement unlikely.