UPDATE: Hazardous conditions force closure of state offices in 29 Parishes Saturday

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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - APRIL 17: A general view of the Louisiana State Capitol prior to a rally against Louisiana's stay-at-home order and economic shutdown on April 17, 2020 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Governor John Bell Edwards has said Louisiana’s high rate of infections and deaths does not position the state to quickly open back up. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

UPDATE: State confirms office closures in 29 parishes as a continuation of closures from Friday.

BATON ROUGE, La. — The State of Louisiana will be closing offices in the 29 parishes on Saturday Feb. 20, due to hazardous conditions caused by severe winter weather.

Those parishes include:

Avoyelles
Bienville
Bossier
Caddo
Caldwell
Catahoula
Claiborne
Concordia
DeSoto
East Carroll
Franklin
Grant
Jackson
LaSalle
Lincoln
Madison
Morehouse
Natchitoches
Ouachita
Rapides
Red River
Richland
Sabine
Tensas
Union, Vernon
Webster
West Carroll
Winn

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