Every evening during Carnaval season, a Mardi Gras parade will roll through Universal featuring traditional floats along with a few surprises. This year, six new fantastical float

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and eastern Carolinas.

But this snowstorm wasn’t just a New Orleans phenomenon. Across the Gulf Coast, cities saw unprecedented snow totals. In Florida, Milton (north of Pensacola) recorded 8.8 inches, the most snow the state has ever seen, smashing the previous record of 4.4 inches back in 1954.

Universal Orlando Resort’s Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval will let the good times roll in Universal Studios Florida from Feb. 1 through March 30, 2025, with delicious food, a nightly Mardi Gras parade with colorful floats, hundreds of street performers and, of course, lots of chances to catch beads.

Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.

The winter storm moving through the southern regions of Texas, Louisiana and Alabama has brought snow to the Sunshine State. Snow began to fall near Pensacola Tuesday afternoon. This video was caught on an Interstate 10 traffic camera in the Florida Panhandle. Snow has arrived in Florida! Check out this video from I-10 near Pensacola.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that closed highways, grounded nearly all flights and canceled school for more than a million students more accustomed to hurricane dismissals than snow days.

Showers will be widespread, with a 60-90% chance of rain throughout Tuesday and through the overnight hours into early Wednesday morning. Many locations across Central Florida could rack up drought-denting rainfall with accumulations between 1-2 inches.

From a snowy Bourbon Street in New Orleans to making a snowman on the beaches in Houston, check out the falling snow in our southern states.

A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.

Pensacola Catholic (Fla.) four-star edge rusher Trenton Henderson has cruised up the recruiting rankings following a standout junior campaign for his prep squad

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