Lafayette Parish Man Dies After Slipping on Ice

A Lafayette Parish man has died after he reportedly slipped on ice and hit his head.

According to KATC TV-3, it's the first death related to the February 2021 Winter Storm in South Louisiana.

The Louisiana Department of Health reports that the man who died was 50-years-old and from Lafayette Parish.

We remind you to please be careful when walking across solid surfaces that may still be frozen as a result of the storm.

Our thoughts are with the family of the man who lost his life as a result of the storm.