Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.
Interstate 10 reopened to westbound traffic from I-49 in Lafayette to the Texas border, the Department of Transportation and Development announced mid-afternoon Wednesday. The update comes after a historic winter storm brought several inches of snow to the gulf coast and shut down most of I-10 between Texas and Mississippi.
Southeast Texas and parts of Louisiana are under its first ever blizzard warning Tuesday as the winter storm rolls through
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Over 10 inches of snow has been reported in Louisiana as a historic, unprecedented snowstorm slams the South. The snow is falling across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, bringing many roads to a standstill.
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By noon, the National Weather Service had reported about 4 inches of snow in New Orleans. The storm prompted the first ever blizzard warnings for several coastal counties near the Texas-Louisiana border, and snow plows were at the ready in the Florida Panhandle, according to the Associated Press.
A significant portion of I-10 is closed in both directions in Louisiana west of Baton Rouge to the Texas border.
Much of Interstate 10 and many other major South Louisiana thoroughfares remained closed Wednesday after a major snowstorm, and it was not clear when they would reopen, state officials said.
A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.
Staas said despite the freeze, the cold-blooded crawfish are expected to pull through, meaning there are no expected negative impacts to supply.