Drivers across the New Orleans area were dealing with severe traffic and hours-long waits Friday as major roadways and bridges remain closed for ice to slowly melt away.

New Orleans went from almost 70 degrees to a record snowstorm within four days. In a few months, hurricane season will start, bringing a new trend of rapidly intensifying storms. Why it matters: The weather whiplash,

Orleans Parish Registrar of Voters Sandra Wilson retired this month after nearly two decades holding that position, and the New Orleans City Council is now accepting applications for her replacement.

The Gulf Blizzard of 2025 crashed into the southern portion of the United States this week, impacting 1,500 miles of land between Texas and the Carolinas and wreaking havoc on road safety and air travel. Luckily for the internet, New Orleans is putting the city’s signature Cajun spin on the weather.

In New Orleans, a winter storm dumped up to 10 inches of snow just weeks before the Super Bowl, creating headaches but also a moment of levity for residents.

The storm brought both dazzling landscapes of ice and snow and challenges to a city unaccustomed to such severe winter weather.

With the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras coming, Gov. Jeff Landry is using the emergency order from the New Year’s attack on Bourbon Street to remove the homeless from downtown.

Very cold arctic air will interact with several systems to bring chances of freezing rain, sleet, and snow

The potential for snowfall on the Crescent City and the Red Stick next week is "looking increasingly possible," the National Weather Service in Slidell said Friday.

All major interstates in Louisiana have reopened following the winter storm that covered the state in snow on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed two new winter weather-related deaths. This brings the state's total to three deaths this year. The first death was earlier this month in Rapides Parish.