State offices will be closed in 36 parishes on Thursday February 18 due to hazardous conditions.
Four parishes with state office closures are in Acadiana.
Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne is announcing that state offices will be closed in the following 36 parishes Thursday, February 18, due to hazardous conditions caused by severe winter weather:
Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Landry, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, and Winn.
All agency heads are responsible for determining those essential personnel who should remain on duty, report for duty or those who should report to alternate work sites as necessary. Officials continue to monitor conditions throughout the state, and this announcement may be updated.
This office closure applies to all nonessential employees, including those authorized to work from home due to COVID-19.State employees should be aware of the following phone numbers to call, which will be updated: 1.800.360.9660 or 225.342.0498.
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