Acadiana's schools were closed Monday for the holiday, and then through Thursday for the weather. We've got updates on Friday classes here.

Interstate 10 from the Louisiana-Texas state line to as far east as Sorrento or Gramercy could be fully open to traffic in both directions at some point Thursday afternoon, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Joe Donahue said.

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.

The Interstate 10 closure spans nearly the entire state, ending west of the Mississippi state line east of New Orleans.

A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.

ARE TRACKING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. A LOT OF THIS, IF NOT ALL OF IT. REALLY. NOW, SOUTH OF THE METRO. THE REASON WHY THE METRO HAS NOT REALLY HAD ANY SNOWFALL SINCE 430 THIS MORNING IS THE FACT THAT WE HAD A THICK BLOCK OF DRY AIR MOVED THROUGH RIGHT AT THE SURFACE,

Owen Reilly, 9, was using a metal cookie sheet. “It seemed like it was scientifically impossible for it to snow here,” Owen said, brushing white flakes from his hands. He had never seen it happen in his lifetime.

The Crescent City Connection is open – again. After an overnight shutdown, transportation officials say the Mississippi River bridge is open – one lane in each direction.

The Lafayette Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, in coordination with the state, is providing water following the winter weather.

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Two truckloads of bottled water, each containing more than 1,512 cases of water, arrived this morning and have since been established at designated locations in Lafayette Parish.

In response to the impact of extreme weather conditions on our local water infrastructure, the Lafayette Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP) in coordination with