Southeast Louisiana doesn’t see temperatures this low often and our infrastructure isn’t designed to withstand cold like in the north. The City of New Orleans is taking extra steps to protect residents ahead of the arctic blast. "Use these centers during the day if you need to stop in and warm up we are keeping them open overnight for the same purpose, also if you have nowhere else to go please utilize these centers," Collin Arnold with the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said. The city will have three warming centers for those without shelter, or if strong winds knock out power, residents can head to one of them.