South Louisiana is experiencing weather conditions normally reserved to regions of the country much farther north. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says areas of South Louisiana are being blanketed by snow not seen in decades.
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Keim says with temperatures remaining below freezing, the snow will stick around for a few days.
With conditions outside deteriorating as the day moves along, state officials are urging you to just stay home. Governor Landry has a suggestion for how you can fill the time.
Or in honor of these New England-like conditions, you can try a New England delicacy: American Chop Suey.
Louisiana’s highway system is no match for this historic winter storm. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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People are making the most of all these road closures. Videos posted onto social media show people sledding down an embankment of a closed Interstate. They’re also going cross-country skiing on Bourbon Street, with as much as two inches of snow on the ground there. With sleds and cross-country skis usually not sold in Louisiana, people have had to improvise.