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

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.

According to DOTD, de-icing efforts are starting in the Lafayette and Lake Charles area. Crews will then work east as progress is made on the roads.

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.

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.

Snow flurries are continuing to rain down in Louisiana as inches of snow pile up on the ground across the state, already exceeding some previous predictions for the maximum amounts

What this means for P.O. Box Customers in Louisiana is this. In order to receive a shipment from UPS you will have to provide a specific shipping address. It must be a physical location as shipping to a PO Box is no longer allowed.

A winter storm that rolled through Southeast Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast dumped multiple inches of snow on Tuesday across a region already gripped by freezing temperatures. How much snow did Houston get and how does that compare to the snowfalls in New Orleans and across the deep South and Gulf Coast?

Lafayette Parish schools will remain closed Thursday because of the snow storm and low temperatures. Schools were already closed Tuesday and Wednesday but officials with the Lafayette Parish School System announced closures would continue.

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.

Brrr… Texas has had a cold start to the week, and meteorologists forecast a few more cold nights before heading into the weekend with a little milder temperatures on the horizon. All time records were set along the Texas and Louisiana border during the recent cold spell,