Full Notification

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. For the second Freeze Warning, sub- freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana.

* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Saturday. For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight Saturday night to 9 AM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASSUMPTION ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... ST. CHARLES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... COASTAL JEFFERSON ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... WESTERN ORLEANS ... EASTERN ORLEANS ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES

Instructions:

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.