Joshua Wilson walks his dogs Caymus and Moose Tuesday, January 21, 2025, on Mall Street in Lafayette, La. For the first time ever, Lake Charles and much of Acadiana are under a blizzard warning as snow blankets the area Tuesday morning.

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 Louisiana state climatologist. "And the temperatures — four degrees in Lafayette, six in Lake Charles — are the coldest we've seen in over a century." While the snow has stopped, subfreezing temperatures are expected to persist for several days ...

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.

Jeff Landry and parish presidents. 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 ...

Snow flurries are continuing to rain down in Louisiana as inches of snow pile up on the ground across the state, already exceeding some previous predictions for the maximum amounts

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.

Southeast Texas and parts of Louisiana are under its first ever blizzard warning Tuesday as the winter storm rolls through

LOUISIANA (Louisiana Illuminator ... The National Weather Service in Lake Charles confirmed via phone that a verified blizzard impacted their area Tuesday with wind gusts of at least 35 mph and visibility reduced to one-quarter mile for at least three ...

Lafayette, New Orleans and Lake Charles in harm's way as snow begins to fall early Tuesday morning and continues for about 12 hours. "The impacts there are going to be crippling," Grymes said. "Louisiana, this is definitely happening." Landry said his team ...

According to DOTD, de-icing efforts are starting in the Lafayette and Lake Charles area. Crews will then work east as progress is made on the roads.

For the first time in the history of the National Weather Service, a Blizzard Warning has been issued for Beaumont, Lake Charles and Lafayette.