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.

Louisiana isn’t known for extreme cold weather—but that changed Tuesday, when the National Weather Service issued its first-ever blizzard warning for much of the state.

Aside from a water system failure in Lafayette, most of the state’s public utilities faired well Tuesday as a blizzard covered southern Louisiana, but things could change.

A dangerous winter storm sweeping across the South is dumping heavy snow across Houston and other major metropolitan areas along the Interstate 10 corridor.

Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.

According to Deidra Druilhet, public information officer at DOTD for Lafayette Parish, "DOTD crews are working day and night to monitor the roads. As of Wednesday, all bridges, roads, and highways listed yesterday will remain closed with some closures being extended."

Aside from a boil water advisory in Lafayette, most of the state’s public utilities fared relatively well Tuesday as a historic blizzard covered southern Louisiana with as much as 10 inches of snow in some parts.

Stay updated on road closures, power outages, and weather impacts as a rare winter storm brings snow and icy conditions to.

Blizzard warnings are a rare occurrence in the southern states, but on Tuesday morning, the Lake Charles National Weather Service in Louisiana issued its first-ever blizzard warning.

A storm is bringing the first-ever blizzard warning issued for Beaumont, Texas, and Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana.