Freezing conditions across South Louisiana continue to hinder water access Thursday in the midst of an historic winter storm.

The NWS said on Monday afternoon that Lafayette is forecast to get between 6 and 8 inches of snow. Winter precipitation is expected to start falling around 3 a.m and last through Tuesday night. The most snow is expected to fall between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued its first-ever blizzard warning for the counties and parishes around Lafayette, Louisiana, early on Tuesday,. Footage from Dwayne Scales shows heavy snow falling in Lafayette on Tuesday morning.

Southeast Louisiana received historic amounts of snowfall on Jan. 21 as a winter storm swept through the South. Find out Louisiana's snow totals here.

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A "Freeze Warning" is in effect across southern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, Oklahoma and eastern Texas, as well as in small parts of Arizona, California and Florida, with temperatures falling as low as 27, and wind chills expected to feel as cold as low as 13 in some areas.

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.

The Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will host daily briefings with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles and key stakeholders across the parish ...

A winter storm blankets Zachary, Louisiana ... the Lafayette region on Wednesday averaged 19 degrees, with some spots falling to 4 degrees, according to data from the National Weather Service.

The biggest interruption of service Tuesday was a loss of water pressure affecting more than 12,000 customers of the Lafayette Utilities System.

The bone-chilling weather will continue through Thursday morning. It's likely temperatures will remain at or below freezing all day Tuesday as snow invades, with Wednesday lows expected to dip into the teens to mid-20s.

The rare winter storm that is hitting the southern portion of the United States became historic Tuesday morning when the Lake Charles National ... southwest Louisiana, the weather service ...