Interstate 10 reopened to westbound traffic from I-49 in Lafayette to the Texas border, the Department of Transportation and Development announced mid-afternoon Wednesday. The update comes after a historic winter storm brought several inches of snow to the gulf coast and shut down most of I-10 between Texas and Mississippi.

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.

The storm blanketed south Louisiana with 4 to 8 inches of snow, with a few areas experiencing up to 12 inches. Temperatures reached as low as the single digits.

A storm is bringing the first-ever blizzard warning issued for Beaumont, Texas, and Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana.

The latest on the once-in-a-generation winter system off of the Gulf of Mexico from the southernmost Blizzard Warning ever issued to near-record snowfall.

Westbound I-10 from I-49 to the Texas state line is now open to traffic, after being closed due to hazardous road conditions brought on by Tueaday’s snowstorm.

3-Point Goals_Texas St. 6-11 (Dawson 3-5, Benson 2-2, O'Garro 1-3, Pope 0-1), Louisiana-Lafayette 5-21 (Fields 2-3, Ratliff 1-1, Hardy 1-3, Ky.Davis 1-4, White 0-2, Wright 0-3, Garnett 0-5).

Interstate 10 in the Baton Rouge metro area reopened to both eastbound and westbound traffic Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation and Development announced.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

Tragic incident on Louisiana Highway 98 claims life of 63-year-old Church Point resident in collision with 18-wheeler.

The Tulane Green Wave enters the week with an American Athletic Conference award winner, as guard/forward Kam Williams was named the league’s freshman of the week on Monday. This is the second time he has been named the league’s top freshman. Teammate Gregg Glenn III, a junior forward, earned honorable mention selection.

A new principal and vice principal have been selected to lead Lafayette, Louisiana, Alice Boucher Elementary School, which will operate under the ACE program.