Pups and their humans had a snowball fight Tuesday on Bourbon Street. And yes, that's someone in a skeleton onesie. Image: EarthCam Snow has been steadily falling in south Louisiana, coating New Orleans metro and bringing the region to a standstill.

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 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.

School districts across the New Orleans metro area canceled school again Thursday, the third day of cancellations due to the severe winter storm, raising the possibility of make-up school days later this year.