For the first time ever, Lake Charles and much of Acadiana are under a blizzard warning as snow blankets the area Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service issued the advisory just before 6 a.m. It lasts until 12 p.m.

There's going to be some sort of wintry precipitation in Acadiana Monday night and Tuesday. Here's what we know.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and state officials held a news briefing on Wednesday to update residents on the unprecedented weather event and its ongoing challenges.

The rare winter storm that is hitting the southern portion of the United States became historic Tuesday morning when the Lake Charles National Weather Service office issued its first-ever blizzard warning.

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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.

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

The Lafayette Parish School Board are holding meetings to hear the superintendent's "vision" for the system, as well as budget processes, at the Golden Nugget.

Landry said snow and ice will create treacherous travel conditions in regions where there are accumulations and plunging temperatures could create water pressure and delivery problems throughout the state.

A "Freeze Warning" is in effect across southern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, Oklahoma and eastern Texas, as well as in small parts of Arizona, California and Florida, with temperatures falling as low as 27, and wind chills expected to feel as cold as low as 13 in some areas.

The rare winter storm that is hitting the southern portion of the United States became historic Tuesday morning when the Lake Charles National ... Texas and southwest Louisiana and will remain ...

Most Louisiana landscapes, yards, and gardens are not designed to handle extremely cold temperatures. In Lafayette last week the morning temperature was reported to be just "4" degrees, that's extreme cold and chances are you had some plants damaged by the drastic drop in temperature.