A brave 14-year-old saved her family and horse after a hit-and-run crash, but police are still searching for the driver who fled.

The bone-chilling weather will continue through Thursday morning. It's likely temperatures will remain at or below freezing all day Tuesday as snow invades, with Wednesday lows expected to dip into the teens to mid-20s.

The National Weather Service placed large parts of South Mississippi under a Winter Storm Watch early Saturday morning, including Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and Pearl River counties.

With New Orleans area roads packed with snow and ice after Tuesday's winter storm, many south Louisiana grocery stores remained closed Wednesday. A few, however, opened their doors for customers.

Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer resigns for a legislative affairs role at DOTD, expressing mixed emotions and reflecting on infrastructure achievements. Bill Borchert will become interim mayor.

Properly designed and built ICF storm shelters offer the kind of protection necessary to withstand these extreme conditions”