The postwar years brought big changes to Jefferson Parish. Learn all about them Feb. 1 as Charles Chamberlain III gives a presentation titled “Building the Suburbs: A History of Mid-20th-Century Jefferson Parish,” at 1 p.m. at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.

A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy.

Snow is still the topic of conversation among a group of Louisiana nuns, but they had no idea their prayers were about to be answered in a truly memorable way.

But this snowstorm wasn’t just a New Orleans phenomenon. Across the Gulf Coast, cities saw unprecedented snow totals. In Florida, Milton (north of Pensacola) recorded 8.8 inches, the most snow the state has ever seen, smashing the previous record of 4.4 inches back in 1954.

Videos posted on social media captured nuns having a snowball fight and Houston firefighters having a friendly battle as a rare storm swept across Texas and the Gulf Coast. The snow closed motorways,

Residents across parts of the Gulf Coast and South are bracing for a rare winter storm expected to drop heavy snow and create treacherous conditions, including freezing rain and sleet.

From snowball fights with nuns to Texas sledding and furry friends frolicking in the snow, see how people are reacting to winter weather in various parts of the U.S.

DOWNSIZING AND DECLUTTERING: A workshop on starting the decluttering process and tips on how to organize and declutter will be held in the meeting room at the Norman Mayer Library, 3001 Gentilly Blvd. in New Orleans, on Jan. 30, 11 a.m.-noon. neworleans.libnet.

The snowstorm currently lashing the Gulf Coast is being described as a once in a generation weather event, the National Weather Service said Monday.

A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy. From Texas through the Deep South,

THIS is the shocking moment an alligator was found stuck in a frozen lake as a bitter freeze struck across the Deep South. A surprise wave of extremely rare freezing temperatures across the US

Thank you for reporting this station. We will review the data in question. You are about to report this weather station for bad data. Please select the information that is incorrect.