Interstate 10 from the Louisiana-Texas state line to as far east as Sorrento or Gramercy could be fully open to traffic in both directions at some point Thursday afternoon, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Joe Donahue said.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the state is facing potential record snowfall that could close Mississippi River bridges from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.

On Tuesday morning, residents of New Orleans and Baton Rouge woke up to a winter wonderland with rare snow coating the ground.

Gov. Jeff Landry is flying back to Washington, D.C. on Thursday to resume activities there after spending the past two days in Louisiana overseeing the state government’s response to the

Southern Louisiana from New Orleans to Baton Rouge to Lafayette was covered with historic snowfall Tuesday as Governor Jeff Landry announces closures.

A major winter storm bringing blizzard conditions to Louisiana on Tuesday turned New Orleans into a snow town, blanketing palm trees in fresh flakes and halting the normally bustling Big Easy.

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.

Officials urged residents to stay off the road Wednesday, when dangerous conditions like black ice could occur.