Though NWS forecasters are still collecting official snowfall counts, these reports give a good look at just how much snow Louisiana saw.

This Is Home Fest is returning for its fifth year, featuring a celebration of food, music and community. This year’s festival will take place April 26 at the Civic Center in Lake Charles, according to a news release.

Lake Charles' lowest temperature on record is 3 degrees on Feb. 12, 1899. Records go back to 1895. We can thank clear skies, light wind and the snow for the frigid temperatures overnight.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - At the Lake Charles Regional Airport, aircraft are finally taking to the sky after a few days delays and cancelations.

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.

Heavy snow fell across Louisiana on Tuesday morning, January 21, prompting major road closures across the state.This footage from live traffic cameras shows conditions on roads around Lake Charles and Sulphur.

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

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and state officials held a news briefing on Wednesday to update residents on the unprecedented weather event and its ongoing challenges.

Louisiana residents young and old raced outside Tuesday to enjoy an extremely rare snow day, celebrating the chance to pull out their gloves, scarves and hats from the back of their closets as they hurried to play in the several inches of snow that poured down across the state.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - For many in Southwest Louisiana, it was the most and the best snow they’ve ever seen, which explains the excitement at the Lake Charles Event Center where a humble hill became a recreational wonder.

Louisiana has endured 47 weather-related disasters costing over $400 billion in damages. Repairs from storms like Hurricane Ida have led the Louisiana Public Service Commission to approve billions in rate hikes.