Interstate 10 from the Louisiana-Texas state line to as far east as Sorrento or Gramercy could be fully open to traffic in both directions at some point Thursday afternoon, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Joe Donahue said.

The Interstate 10 closure spans nearly the entire state, ending west of the Mississippi state line east of New Orleans.

The latest closure means that nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s portion of the coast-to-coast highway is shut. A rare winter storm brought record snowfall to the state on Tuesday.

Much of Interstate 10 and many other major South Louisiana thoroughfares remained closed Wednesday after a major snowstorm, and it was not clear when they would reopen, state officials said.

After a historic winter storm hit the Interstate 10 corridor on Tuesday, parts of the vital east-west artery remain closed due to icy road conditions in both Louisiana and Florida. In Louisiana, the Department of Transportation and Development has closed Interstate 10 from the small community of Iowa in Calcasieu Parish just

Winter Weather on US-90-BR Both Directions from Loyola Ave MM (234) to Frontage Rd. All HOV Lanes are Closed. US 90B HOV lane, Orleans Parish, is closed due to winter weather. DOTD’s emergency personnel will continue to monitor upcoming weather situations and will scout the area for safety on the roadways.

The biggest interruption of service Tuesday was a loss of water pressure affecting more than 12,000 customers of the Lafayette Utilities System.

Lafayette Parish schools will remain closed Thursday because of the snow storm and low temperatures. Schools were already closed Tuesday and Wednesday but officials with the Lafayette Parish School System announced closures would continue.

Aside from a water system failure in Lafayette, most of the state’s public utilities faired well Tuesday as a blizzard covered southern Louisiana, but things could change.

A winter storm swept across south Louisiana on Tuesday morning, covering New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette in a layer of snow. Highways, roads and schools across the state have been closed — effectively stalling Louisiana's economy.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the state is facing potential record snowfall that could close Mississippi River bridges from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.

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.