Days after a winter storm dropped ice and record-breaking snow, cleanup efforts were underway Thursday in several major Southern cities such as New Orleans, where crews were removing snow the same way they remove trash,

From Houma to New Orleans, Second Harvest teams brave winter weather to keep South Louisiana nourished during a life-threatening cold snap.

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast left New Orleans and Houston frozen Tuesday, closing highways, grounding nearly all flights and canceling school for millions of students more used to hurricane dismissals than snow days.

A deep freeze and rare snow have brought most things to a standstill from parts of Texas to Florida, but experts say wildlife natives like cypress trees and prairie plants, and cold-blooded gators and snakes,

A rare winter storm buried the Deep South in a blanket of snow on Tuesday. Parts of South Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi saw more than 9 inches of snow on the ground, according to preliminary estimates from the National Weather Service.

A rare frigid storm is charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow, closing highways and grounding nearly all flights. School was canceled Tuesday for students in areas more used to hurricane dismissals than snow days.

The Gulf Coast city that rarely sees snowflakes has received more than double the snowfall that Anchorage has since Dec. 1, the start of the meteorological winter.

After a strange couple of days in south Louisiana that saw historic snowfall and record low temperatures, Thursday is expected to bring clear skies, sunshine, and afternoon temperature well above freezing that should help melt some of the snow and ice coating the region's roads and sidewalks.

The "reverent waiters" of Galatoire's are noted, as well as founder Jean Galatoire's origins near Pau, in France. Antoine's is a "museum-worthy brasserie," while Arnaud's has "an atmosphere comparable to a chic Parisian brasserie," with "good bourgeois cuisine."

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