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'Gulf of America'? Louisiana pols and others put their spin on Trump's Gulf of Mexico idea
Mexico’s president amused by Trump’s order to rename the Gulf of Mexico
Mexican president says the world will still call the gulf the Gulf of Mexico
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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.
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Southern Louisiana gets first-ever blizzard warning
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles, LA, issued a blizzard warning about 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2025 for Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. It is the first blizzard warning ever issued by the Lake Charles weather service office.
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'Stay home': Baton Rouge rescue operations underway during historic snow
Mayor-President of Baton Rouge Sid Edwards is imploring residents to stay home during the historic snowstorm underway across the Gulf Coast on Tuesday. The snow continues to fall across Louisiana at rates of one inch per hour with no stopping soon.
‘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.
Louisiana’s new seafood origin law could still shield foreign catch at restaurants, grocers
A new law requiring restaurants in Louisiana to tell their customers the specific country of origin of any seafood being served is causing some confusion among state officials and industry leaders. Act 148 of the 2024 regular legislative session brought sweeping changes to laws affecting restaurants and other food establishments in an effort to protect
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A rare blizzard blasts Gulf Coast, bringing first snow in years to parts of the South
A winter storm prompted a National Weather Service office in Louisiana to issue a first-ever blizzard warning. The storm is causing dangerous conditions from Texas to North Carolina.
Potentially historic storm could drop rare snow on Florida and the Gulf of Mexico as temperatures plunge nationwide
More than 230 million people across the United States are facing dangerous cold that will also open the door for a potentially historic and crippling winter storm.
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Pairing of Arctic air and moisture from the Gulf created record-breaking snowfall
The celebrated New Orleans snowfall is twice what Anchorage has recorded all winter long. Meteorologists attributed it to a perfect dance between weather systems.
WWNO3d
Landry: Bridge closures likely as Louisiana braces for rare winter storm
The National Weather Service says a cold front is sweeping the Gulf South, bringing dangerously ... including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, with freezing temperatures and wind chills expected ...
Baton Rouge Business Report18h
Why Louisiana might miss out on wind energy revenues
Louisiana may not see the promised revenue from offshore wind and renewable energy royalties due to President Trump’s recent memorandum halting new wind energy leases on the Outer Continental Shelf and pausing federal approvals for existing projects,
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Here’s What Caused the Rare, Record Florida Snow
A perfect confluence of an Arctic air outbreak and a low-pressure system that pulled in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico brought rare, record snow to the Gulf Coast