Baton Rouge is under an extreme cold warning until 10 a.m. Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. The high today is expected to be 31 degrees, with a low of 16 degrees.

A rare winter storm swept through the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing record-breaking snowfall to south Louisiana.

The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to hypothermia—and advised people to stay inside during the extreme cold and to seek shelter if unhoused.

A 60% to 70% chance of snow is expected in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. A cold front coming in over the weekend will bring freezing night-time temperatures, as moisture from the Gulf moves in,

A dense fog advisory was in effect ahead of the Tuesday morning commute in the area of three Southeastern Louisiana lakes, the National Weather Service of New Orleans and Baton Rouge said.  Fog will reduce visibility to less than one nautical mile on Lake Pontchartrain,

Snow is rapidly accumulating in Louisiana, leading to the closure of several interstate highways. The National Weather Service in New Orleans reports snowfall amounts of up to 2 inches. FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel is in Baton Rouge with a look at conditions like on the ground.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A blizzard warning was issued for southwest Louisiana Tuesday morning as a strong line of snow moved into the state from the west.

Here’s what to know about how much snowfall Baton Rouge got Tuesday and how long extreme cold temperatures will last this week.

A winter storm left much of the Gulf Coast frozen Tuesday, closing highways, grounding flights and canceling school for millions of students.

Forecasters are also becoming increasingly confident that some kind of frozen precipitation— whether its snow, sleet or freezing rain — will impact South Louisiana.

Highways, roads and schools across the state have been closed — effectively stalling Louisiana's economy. The National Weather Service is forecasting three to seven inches of snow in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, with smaller yet likely record accumulations ...

The latest closure means that nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s portion of the coast-to-coast highway is shut. A rare winter storm brought record snowfall to the state on Tuesday.