With wintry weather forecast for next week bringing freezing temperatures, some schools in Louisiana are announcing closures.

As a rare winter storm approaches southeast Louisiana, schools and government offices began to announce closures.*All parents and students are urged to check with your specific school guidance.All Louisiana state offices will be closed on Tuesday.

With the possibility of frozen precipitation in north Louisiana, area schools and government offices may announce closures as a measure of caution and to limit the amount of traffic on potentially icy roadways.

All state offices will be closed on Tuesday "due to extreme winter weather," according to a social media post on Friday from Louisiana State Civil Service, the agency that acts as the human resources department for state employees.

With incoming severe winter weather expected, many schools throughout southeastern Louisiana, as well as events planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, have been cancelled.

With cold temperatures and freezing rain in the forecast, a number of Louisiana schools will close or switch to remote learning on Tuesday. Some parishes have declared a state of emergency ahead of the winter storm,

All state offices will be closed statewide Tuesday, Jan. 21 due to extreme winter weather. Commissioner of Administration Taylor Barras made the announcement Friday morning. Many area businesses are still making decisions on whether or not to close their doors due to the extreme weather and road conditions expected next week.

State offices. All state offices will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 due to winter weather, according to Commissioner of Admini