Interstate 10 reopened to westbound traffic from I-49 in Lafayette to the Texas border, the Department of Transportation and Development announced mid-afternoon Wednesday. The update comes after a historic winter storm brought several inches of snow to the gulf coast and shut down most of I-10 between Texas and Mississippi.

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A storm is bringing the first-ever blizzard warning issued for Beaumont, Texas, and Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana.

Westbound I-10 from I-49 to the Texas state line is now open to traffic, after being closed due to hazardous road conditions brought on by Tueaday’s snowstorm.

The latest on the once-in-a-generation winter system off of the Gulf of Mexico from the southernmost Blizzard Warning ever issued to near-record snowfall.

Pope 6-11 13-14 25, Turner 0-1 1-2 1, Benson 2-3 3-3 9, Dawson 4-6 2-2 13, O'Garro 4-7 8-10 17, Gumbs 4-5 4-4 12, Green 5-6 2-4 12, Deer 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-39 33-39 89.

Here's a look at snowfall totals from Tuesday's winter storm that blanketed Houston and parts Louisiana in multiple inches of the white stuff.

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Cook 2-4 1-2 5, El Moutaouakkil 1-8 10-12 12, Garnett 1-8 2-2 4, Hardy 5-11 4-6 15, Ky.Davis 2-6 0-0 5, Wright 2-5 5-6 9, Ratliff 4-6 0-0 9, Fields 2-4 1-2 7, White 2-4 0-0 4, Evans 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 22-57 25-32 74.

3-Point Goals_Texas St. 6-11 (Dawson 3-5, Benson 2-2, O'Garro 1-3, Pope 0-1), Louisiana-Lafayette 5-21 (Fields 2-3, Ratliff 1-1, Hardy 1-3, Ky.Davis 1-4, White 0-2, Wright 0-3, Garnett 0-5).

For the first time ever, Lake Charles and much of Acadiana are under a blizzard warning as snow blankets the area Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service issued the advisory just before 6 a.m. It lasts until 12 p.m.

After a once-in-a-generation snowfall event Tuesday, DOTD spent Wednesday plowing and salting roads across the southern part of Louisiana. But with the large snow accumulation, subsequent snow melt during the day, and freezing temperatures at night, black ice remained a threat.