The historic snowfall — which slammed areas from Florida to Texas starting Tuesday — snarled ... warning for the nearby city of Lake Charles, La., roughly 140 miles from Houston.

From kayaking in the snow to sledding on a cookie sheet, Texas and Louisiana residents found a number of creative ways to enjoy the historic winter storm that walloped the South on Tuesday.

Here’s what’s happening now: • Historic storm underway: Snow is falling from southeast Texas through Louisiana and into parts of Mississippi and Alabama Tuesday and creating treacherous ...