Video. Videos posted on social media captured nuns having a snowball fight and Houston firefighters having a friendly battle as a rare storm swept across Texas and the Gulf Coast. The snow closed motorways,

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.

Snow is still the topic of conversation among a group of Louisiana nuns, but they had no idea their prayers were about to be answered in a truly memorable way.

Here's a look at snowfall totals from Tuesday's winter storm that blanketed Houston and parts Louisiana in multiple inches of the white stuff.

A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and the coastal Carolinas on Wednesday after breaking snow records in Texas and Louisiana.

The Interstate 10 closure spanned nearly the entire state, ending west of the Mississippi state line east of New Orleans. Meanwhile, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) had deployed crews traveling in both directions to treat the interstate's surfaces in an effort to restore normal traffic flow.

Snow fell in Houston and prompted the first ever blizzard warnings for several coastal counties near the Texas-Louisiana border.

From Texas through the Deep South ... to pool-tubing down a Houston hill. In Metairie, Louisiana, several nuns enjoyed throwing powdery snow at a priest. One man donned skates and grabbed his ...

This year, the Cajun Mardi Gras Ball will kick off Bastrop's two-day celebration on Friday with Cajun-flavored hors d'oeuvres and live musical performances at the Bastrop Convention Hall. On Saturday, Bastrop is set to have a Mardi Gras parade at 10 a.m. with floats and beads to give away, and free king cake.

Who makes the best king cake in town? Readers nominated who they think is best. Now it's time to vote to determine the best of the bunch.

About 5,300 households in Kenner and Metairie were without power Friday morning, according to Entergy's outage map.

Learn more about the special events, nearby chicken runs, and parades to experience for a family-friendly Mardi Gras in Lafayette, Louisiana.