BATON ROUGE – Louisiana state offices will be closed Wednesday (Feb. 17) because of the winter weather situation.

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The state said: "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."

The office closure applies to all nonessential employees, including those authorized to work from home due to COVID-19.