The National Weather Service (NWS) issued its first-ever blizzard warning for the counties and parishes around Lafayette, Louisiana, early on Tuesday,. Footage from Dwayne Scales shows heavy snow falling in Lafayette on Tuesday morning.

This 24-hour period has been a crazy time to be alive in south Louisiana. Firstly, we receive the second highest snow accumulation on record in both Lafayette and New Iberia. Preliminary data

Most government agencies will be closed on Monday for the MLK Holiday, but many also are closing Tuesday because of the forecast wintry weather.

The NWS said on Monday afternoon that Lafayette is forecast to get between 6 and 8 inches of snow. Winter precipitation is expected to start falling around 3 a.m and last through Tuesday night. The most snow is expected to fall between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

White-out conditions stemmed from the first-ever blizzard to hit Acadiana, making travel difficult. Meteorologist Lynette Charles with The Weather Channel examined the storm's impact. It

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.

Snowfall totals across the southern half of the state continued to increase in Monday forecasts to what could be record-breaking levels. Here's what to know for the New Orleans metro, the northshore,

A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.

The powerful storm, fueled by a whirling mass of cold air that usually extends across the Arctic, was expected to leave much of the South in the low-teens or single-digit degrees.

Lingering frigid conditions could continue to disrupt the South in cities not accustomed to the deep freeze that has gripped much of the nation.

Florida just saw the most snow on record, with a preliminary 8.8 inches observed in Milton, which is north of Pensacola.