The storm blanketed south Louisiana with 4 to 8 inches of snow, with a few areas experiencing up to 12 inches. Temperatures reached as low as the single digits.

The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air currents that typically hang over the Arctic.

Interstate 10 from the Louisiana-Texas state line to as far east as Sorrento or Gramercy could be fully open to traffic in both directions at some point Thursday afternoon, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Joe Donahue said.

(The Center Square) − Louisiana Gov ... preliminary totals from the National Weather Service in Baton Rouge, the storm dumped 10 inches in New Orleans and eight inches on the capital city. NWS Lake Charles estimated Lafayette and Lake Charles received ...

Southern Louisiana can expect a winter weather event the ... Sabine to the Pearl" rivers and "extend from the coast to Alexandria" with Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and Lake Charles in harm's way as snow begins to fall early Tuesday morning and ...

A winter storm system pummeled south Louisiana with frigid winds and freezing temperatures Tuesday as snow blanketed New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

Highs in the upper 60s this afternoon under mostly cloudy skies. We remain mostly dry leading up to storm chances overnight Thursday, and into Friday morning. Central

Meteorologist Ashley Renee has your 8:15 am forecast. Good morning everyone and happy Wednesday! Hopefully you all enjoyed the “sneaux” day. It was a beautiful sight to see. The first snow flurries started late Monday night and quickly transitioned to all snow a couple of hours before sunrise.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A blizzard warning was issued for southwest Louisiana Tuesday morning as a strong line of snow moved into the state from the west.

Most of the heaviest snowfall will blanket areas in the Interstate 10 corridor beginning after midnight Monday entering western Louisiana in Lake Charles and moving through Lafayette and then Baton Rouge with accumulations forecast south of I-10 to New ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A blizzard warning was issued for southwest Louisiana Tuesday morning ... first blizzard warning ever issued for the Lake Charles area. Snow began to fall in metro ...

Southern Louisiana can expect a winter weather ... and "extend from the coast to Alexandria" with Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and Lake Charles in harm's way as snow begins to fall early ...