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Photos: New Orleans, Baton Rouge wake up to rare snow covering the ground

A person stops to take a picture at Jackson Square as snow falls in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Snow covers a cemetery in Uptown New Orleans on Jan. 21, 2025.

On Tuesday morning, residents of New Orleans and Baton Rouge woke up to a winter wonderland with rare snow coating the ground.

A winter storm is sweeping through the Deep South, bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain to an area not accustomed to such conditions.

The region should see several inches of snow over the next day, according to the National Weather Service. Photos show around 7 inches of snow had fallen in some areas Tuesday morning.





Athina is a digital content producer for WWNO in New Orleans and WRKF in Baton Rouge. She edits and produces content for the stations' websites and social media pages, and writes WWNO's weekly newsletter.