Joshua Wilson walks his dogs Caymus and Moose Tuesday, January 21, 2025, on Mall Street in Lafayette, La. For the first time ever, Lake Charles and much of Acadiana are under a blizzard warning as snow blankets the area Tuesday morning.

The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of Louisiana with the exception of the extreme northwest corner and southeastern third of the state at a slight risk for severe storms today. Those areas not under a slight risk of severe storms will be at a marginal risk for strong to severe storms later tonight and especially during the day on Thursday.

NWS issued an early Tuesday warning for an unprecedented weather event in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas

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.

This Is Home Fest is returning for its fifth year, featuring a celebration of food, music and community. This year’s festival will take place April 26 at the Civic Center in Lake Charles, according to a news release.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

We still have one more big win from Saturday night and the Louisiana Lottery to tell you about. There was a winner in Easy 5. The jackpot ticket appears to be worth $186,531. According to our inside intel from the Louisiana Lottery, the ticket was purchased in New Orleans at a Food N Fun location on Rampart Street.