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.

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.

For the first time ever, Lake Charles ... the northern Gulf of Mexico is dumping heavy snow and bringing wind gusts in excess of 35 mph across southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana as storm ...

Instead of coming from the West Coast or diving in from the northern Great Plains, this one comes from the Gulf of Mexico. I know what you’re thinking: “How can there be a winter storm from a place with warm moist air?

A "Freeze Warning" is in effect across southern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, Oklahoma and eastern Texas, as well as in small parts of Arizona, California and Florida, with temperatures falling as low as 27, and wind chills expected to feel as cold as low as 13 in some areas.

For the first time in recorded history, Lake Charles ... southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. The storm, driven by a low-pressure system moving across the northern Gulf of Mexico, has produced ...

Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was combining with a ... The National Weather Service's Lake Charles, Louisiana, office issued its first-ever blizzard warning Tuesday. The NWS' Mobile office ...

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast left New Orleans and Houston frozen Tuesday.

Google announced on Monday that its online mapping platform, Google Maps, will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the US. Additionally, Google Maps will change the name of North America’s tallest peak,

Leaders of the Port of New Orleans, the Port of South Louisiana and the Port of Greater Baton Rouge all declined to discuss the threats of new tariffs for this story. But Cary Davis, president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities, spoke on behalf of the nation’s seaport industry.

A public hearing was held in Lake Charles to get input on the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's 2026 fiscal year draft plans.

Columnist Will Sutton looks at President Donald Trump's decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. He has some ideas.