New Orleans metro needs another day to thaw out after a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm blanketed the area in 10 inches of snow. Why it matters: State and local leaders are asking residents to stay off the roads Thursday while they're being cleared.

A record-breaking snowstorm in the southern U.S. dumped as much as 8 inches of snow on New Orleans and nearly a foot of snow in Alabama

Burns said there will be "limited" operations at the New Orleans airport Tuesday, with snow forecasted to begin falling by 6 a.m. and lasting through the evening. New Orleans could see up to 6 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.

New Orleans has received nearly twice the snowfall as Anchorage this winter — underscoring Southcentral Alaska’s meager snow season as much as the rare winter storm that pummelled that subtropical Louisiana city this week.

ATLANTA — A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.

The NBA has postponed Wednesday night's game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Milwaukee Bucks due to extreme weather conditions in New Orleans. A date for the rescheduled game has yet to be announced.

At New Orleans International Airport, the storm dropped 8 inches of snow, demolishing the previous record of 2.7 inches set on New Year's Eve 1963. Unofficial measurements across the city reported accumulations as high as 11 inches in some areas.

Travelers, including those planning to attend Washington Mardi Gras celebrations in Washington, D.C. this week, are encouraged to monitor the situation to see if they need to change plans.

The NBA announced the game scheduled for Wednesday night, Jan 22 between the Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans has been postponed due to extreme weather conditions.

A historic snowstorm that blanketed New Orleans with up to 11 inches of snow is causing travel disruptions for attendees of the NADA show

Snow has been steadily falling in south Louisiana, coating New Orleans metro and bringing the region to a standstill. Why it matters: This winter storm could potentially set a record for the amount of snow it drops.