Dec 11, 2008 10:57 AM

Snow-a-lama-ding dong - in Louisiana???

I was going to go to school and give a final. I guess that is not going to happen now. My daughter measured 7 inches of snow – in Hammond, Louisiana (50 miles from New Orleans). Here are some pictures – more to come (plus video).

From Winter Storm 2008

Rhett Allain is an associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University. He enjoys teaching and talking about physics. Sometimes he takes things apart and can't put them back together. ... Read More

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