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- Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist northern Louisiana after a severe ice storm left 100,000 people without power.
- Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry also requested a state of emergency declaration.
- FEMA's operations are limited by a partial U.S. government shutdown over immigration funding disputes.
- Letlow warned that communities remain at risk if essential services are not restored soon.
