NOLA.com5d
Why are we seeing heavy snow in south Louisiana? It's about timing and the 'polar vortex.'
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.
WGMB Baton Rouge on MSN3d
Historic snowstorm brings record-breaking snowfall to South Louisiana
A rare winter storm swept through the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing record-breaking snowfall to South Louisiana. Baton Rouge experienced its largest snowfall
Magnolia Reporter5d
Southern Louisiana gets first-ever blizzard warning
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles, LA, issued a blizzard warning about 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2025 for Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. It is the first blizzard warning ever issued by the Lake Charles weather service office.
Louisiana’s new seafood origin law could still shield foreign catch at restaurants, grocers
A new law requiring restaurants in Louisiana to tell their customers the specific country of origin of any seafood being served is causing some confusion among state officials and industry leaders. Act 148 of the 2024 regular legislative session brought sweeping changes to laws affecting restaurants and other food establishments in an effort to protect
Gulf Coast, including Houston and New Orleans, expected to be buried by historic snowstorm
A historic winter storm is expected to bring rare heavy snowfall and ice to states along the Gulf Coast and could impact as many as 55 million people through midweek, according to national
‘Once in a lifetime’ snow hits parts of the South
A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen before.
WFDD5d
A rare blizzard blasts Gulf Coast, bringing first snow in years to parts of the South
A winter storm prompted a National Weather Service office in Louisiana to issue a first-ever blizzard warning. The storm is causing dangerous conditions from Texas to North Carolina.
The Advocate9d
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill sues Biden over oil and gas drilling ban
After she promised to sue, AG Liz Murrill filed a federal lawsuit over Joe Biden's oil and gas drilling ban in the Lake Charles Division of the Western District of Louisiana.
WAFB13d
3 disturbances to impact local area to varying degrees
BATON ROUGE ... another Gulf low-pressure system tomorrow PM. Scattered light rain showers will be possible with this system as it moves out into the Central Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday.
The Independent5d
‘Once in a lifetime’ snow hits parts of the U.S. South
Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico ... inches near Lafayette, Louisiana by midday Tuesday — within striking distance of the state record of 13 inches set in 1960. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, had ...
The New York Times5d
Louisiana Shuts 100-Mile Stretch of I-10 as Rare Snowstorm Hits Gulf Coast
Interstate 10 is one of three highways that run coast-to-coast in the United States and a crucial east-west link for the southern Louisiana cities of New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette.
NPR5d
Snowfall tapers along the Gulf Coast, but temperatures will plunge to dangerous lows
"Wind chills in the teens and even some single digits possibly" will hit an area that includes New Orleans, Baton Rouge and southwest ... onshore from the Gulf of Mexico. The resulting winter ...