Led by Kentrell Garnett's 15 points, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns defeated the Texas State Bobcats 70-61 on Thursday night.
The snowstorm currently lashing the Gulf Coast is being described as a once in a generation weather event, the National Weather Service said Monday.
Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.
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.
Over 10 inches of snow has been reported in Louisiana as a historic, unprecedented snowstorm slams the South. The snow is falling across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, bringing many roads to a standstill.
Louisiana takes on the Texas State Bobcats after Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 23 points in the Ragin' Cajuns' 67-59 loss to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
A significant portion of I-10 is closed in both directions in Louisiana west of Baton Rouge to the Texas border.
A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.
Ranked No. 1 in the preseason ESPN/USA Softball poll, Texas will open the 2025 season in Louisiana and make its home debut Feb. 14 vs. Texas Tech
South Alabama will now open the 2025 season on Aug. 30 vs. Morgan State at Hancock Whitney Stadium, according to the school’s online schedule. The Jaguars had previously been set to host Florida A&M on that date, but that game has been moved to Sept. 16, 2029. A South Alabama football spokesman confirmed the change to AL.com.
President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration agenda — including a pledge to deport 20 million people — is sowing fear and uncertainty in Louisiana’s migrant enclaves, from working-class neighborhoods outside New Orleans to the crawfish ponds of Acadiana.