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Historic: Blizzard warning issued for areas of Louisiana
A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.
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First-ever blizzard warning issued for Louisiana as extreme cold punches south
Tuesday's storm also marked the first time that a blizzard warning has been issued anywhere in the state of Louisiana. Airports Disrupted Nearly all flights in and out of Louis Armstrong New Orleans ...
Jeff Davis Parish reflects on response to blizzard
Ben Boudreaux, the Jeff Davis Parish Administrator says the winter storm brought historic snowfall, freezing temperatures, and icy roads. Boudreaux says to prepare residents for the weather, the ...
Louisiana Shuts 100-Mile Stretch of I-10 as Rare Snowstorm Hits Gulf Coast
The latest closure means that nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s portion of the coast-to-coast highway is shut. A rare winter storm brought record snowfall to the state on Tuesday.
FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY: Blizzard warning issued in south Louisiana
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.
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Historic snowfall in southeast Louisiana. Here are the snow totals from NWS
On Jan. 21, a winter storm brought frigid temperatures, ice and significant snowfall to southeast Louisiana. This winter storm proved so severe that the first-ever blizzard warning was issued for ...
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'First Ever' Blizzard Warning Issued by NWS Office as Winter Storm Hits
The NWS office in Lake Charles, Louisiana, issued its first ever blizzard warning on Tuesday. In an aerial view, the downtown skyline is seen on January 9, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. The NWS office in ...
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A day after Acadiana's first blizzard, officials say, 'bridges, roads, highways are still closed'
According to Deidra Druilhet, public information officer at DOTD for Lafayette Parish, "DOTD crews are working day and night to monitor the roads. As of Wednesday, all bridges, roads, and highways ...
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Utilities handling Louisiana’s historic winter storm well so far, but things could change
Aside from a water system failure in Lafayette, most of the state’s public utilities faired well Tuesday as a blizzard covered southern Louisiana, but things could change.
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Louisiana just got its first-ever blizzard warning
Louisiana isn’t known for extreme cold weather—but that changed Tuesday, when the National Weather Service issued its first-ever blizzard warning for much of the state. The potentially ...
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'The smell of gumbo filled the air': What Acadiana ate during unprecedented Louisiana blizzard
The Louisiana blizzard of 2025 blanketed Acadiana with around a foot of snow, shut down roads and businesses, and drove everyone from Morgan City to Grand Coteau indoors. In response ...
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Louisiana under first-ever blizzard warning as extreme cold punches south
A blizzard warning was issued for areas near the Gulf Coast by the Texas and Louisiana border on Tuesday as a massive winter storm strikes the South. A winter storm warning is in effect along the ...