Southeast Louisiana drivers are urged to stay off the roads for at least one more day due to treacherous conditions from snow and ice. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Safety announced that crews are prepositioned Thursday on priority roads to continue de-icing efforts.

Officials are asking Panhandle residents to avoid being on the roads. Freezing temperatures mean icy, dangerous conditions.

Trump made an immigration crackdown a major promise of his victorious 2024 election campaign, leaving the fate of U.S. refugee programs up in the air. More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — and 25 years after the canal was returned to Panama by the US — the Panama Canal faces renewed intimidation from US President Donald Trump.

While the snow may be over, the cold isn't, and that brings another hazard to Florida motorists not used to driving in snow and ice.