Zoom in: It was Feb. 14, 1895, and a storm dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of south Louisiana.
Some of the totals:
16 inches in Vermilion Parish
14 inches in Lafourche Parish
13.5 inches in Iberia Parish
11 inches in Jefferson Parish
6 inches in Plaquemines Parish
Zoom out: It's a lot for Louisiana, but it's a still a far cry from the West Coast, where several places have recorded 60+ inches of snow in a single day, writes Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick.