Warm and wonderful, they keep the cold out and suck everything in.

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

Several school districts are monitoring the First Alert Weather forecast to determine if school closures will be necessary next week.

Lafayette Parish School System officials announced Friday that all schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, based on the predicted drop in temperatures and the potential for wintry mix precipitation.

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.

As a rare winter storm approaches southeast Louisiana, schools and government offices began announces closures. IMPORTANT LINKS LSU campus closed Tuesday, classes will continue in a “format determined by faculty.

With winter weather expected next week, school districts have announced closures in anticipation of hazardous driving conditions and dangerously low temperatures.