‘Once in a lifetime’ snow hits parts of the U.S. South
A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven't seen before. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was combining with a low-pressure system and chilly air to drop significant amounts of snow in some spots.
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The Gulf of Mexico’s long history of colonization and varying names
Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.
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Much of Acadiana, including Lafayette, was under Blizzard Warning for first time ever
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... .A coastal low moving across the northern Gulf of Mexico is producing periods of visibility reducing heavy snow a
‘Efforts already underway' to implement renaming of Denali, Gulf of Mexico
The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Here's how Lafayette Parish decides winter weather school closures: 'It's all about safety'
The Lafayette Parish School System monitors several issues when deciding whether to close schools in the event of severe weather, but safety is the No. 1 priority, said spokesperson Tracy Wirtz. "We want folks to know this is very much on our radar,
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Why are we seeing heavy snow in south Louisiana? It's about timing and the 'polar vortex.'
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.
Breaking down the historic winter system impacting the Gulf Coast from Houston to New Orleans
The latest on the once-in-a-generation winter system off of the Gulf of Mexico from the southernmost Blizzard Warning ever issued to near-record snowfall.
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The AP establishes style guidance on the Gulf of Mexico and Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday shortly after his inauguration calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed ... the body of water along the Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi ...
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President Trump renames Gulf of Mexico, changes Denali back to Mount McKinley on first day
President Donald Trump has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in ... The five U.S. states on its coast are Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Texas. Mexican states border ...
Baby born in Krispy Kreme parking lot offered sweet donut deal: ‘A-glaze-ing celebration’
The Krispy Kreme shop wasn’t yet open when Dallas made his appearance in the parking lot. The company, however, is still giving Mitchell, Bennett and Baby Dallas a sweet deal: Free donuts for a year from the store in Dothan. In addition, they offered to host Dallas’ first birthday party in 2026, WTVY reported.
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'Father of Cajun Cinema' screenings at Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival in Lafayette
Special opportunity to view long-lost Cajun films by Glen Pitre at the Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival in Lafayette.
College Basketball Schedule
Bucknell at Boston U., 1 p.m. Marist at Canisius, 1 p.m. Siena at Iona, 1 p.m. UMBC at Vermont, 1 p.m. Michigan St. vs. Rutgers at New York, 1:30 p.m.