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New Orleans sees first snow in 15 years

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Here & Now Newsroom

January 22, 2025

The iconic St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter is barely visible in the heavy snow on Jan. 21, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A winter storm brought rare snowfall to the city shutting down schools and businesses and drawing out locals, many of whom had never seen snow before. (Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)

A major winter storm that blanketed Texas, parts of the Gulf Coast and Florida is now dumping snow, sleet and freezing rain across Georgia and the Carolinas.

Snowball fights are taking place in New Orleans, which hasn't seen snow in 15 years. Up to 10 inches fell in parts of the city.

Here & Now's Lisa Mullins talks with WWNO reporter Matt Bloom about how the Big Easy is grappling with all the snow.

This segment aired on January 22, 2025.

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