Southern Louisiana from New Orleans to Baton Rouge to Lafayette was covered with historic snowfall Tuesday as Governor Jeff Landry announces closures.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the state is facing potential record snowfall that could close Mississippi River bridges from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.

Board members overseeing the New Orleans area levee authority pushed back on some of the changes being pursued by a close adviser to Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday, with several urging the hiring of a new director and another questioning plans to expand its police force.

City officials on Tuesday opened the Treme Recreation Community Center on North Villere Street to anyone in need of a place to get warm, after the city's initial warming shelter at the Rosenwald Recreation Center on Broad Street became full. Both have beds available for guests to stay overnight.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order that will assist in efforts surrounding the unhoused community.

Emergency funding will support unhoused residents near the Superdome, French Quarter, and major highways with shelter and services.

Landry promoted Scott Ballard, one of the owners of PJ's Coffee, to chairman, and appointed prominent New Orleans trial attorney and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Roderick "Rico" Alvendia to the board that governs the LSU system, including two Shreveport campuses.

City and state officials gave updates on how clear and safe roadways are on Wednesday. The City of New Orleans said there have been significant improvements on the roads, but ice

More than 1,300 flights to, from or within the U.S. were already canceled Wednesday morning and more than 900 were delayed, according to online tracker FlightAware.com. Both Houston airports

When the sun rose on the Gulf Coast Wednesday, palm trees were dusted with snow, waves crashed on icy beaches, and overjoyed Southerners grabbed whatever would slide and headed for the closest hill. This week's historic winter storm has dumped record-breaking amounts of snow from New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle,

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry will be giving an update on Wednesday afternoon as snow and ice are still on roadways.

An LSU law school professor has reportedly been removed from teaching classes for making political comments to students, his attorney says.