It happened around 10:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, in St. John the Baptist Parish and the girl’s mother pulled to the side of the road before passing out, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. The parish is about a 30-mile drive northwest from New Orleans.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is closing multiple roads and major parts of interstates Tuesday morning as snow begins to blanket the Baton Rouge area. To check for all road or lane closures in the state, go to the DOTD website here and select "road or lane status" in the top dropdown.

Update: DOTD reported just before 9:40 p.m. that I-10 East has been reopened but advised that traffic is still backed up to Elysian Fields Avenue.

Southeast Louisiana is bracing for the threat of snow and ice Tuesday morning. Some parishes have already announced road closures. To keep up with road closures statewide, click here. Radar | Download our app | Sign up for weather alerts | Send us your photos | School closings Below you can find a list of roads closed based off your parish.

So many of you have never seen an event like this,” Louisiana’s state climatologist warned, with New Orleans facing possibly the most snow it has ever seen.

Landry said snow and ice will create treacherous travel conditions in regions where there are accumulations and plunging temperatures could create water pressure and delivery problems throughout the state.

Snowfall totals across the southern half of the state continued to increase in Monday forecasts to what could be record-breaking levels. Here's what to know for the New Orleans metro, the northshore,

Baton Rouge General’s Ascension, Bluebonnet and Mid City hospital campuses will remain open on Tuesday, but its physicians’ clinics will be closed. Elective procedures scheduled for Tuesday are being postponed. See a full list of BRG closures here.

The NOPD released a list of road closures that may be imminent ahead of a winter weather threat. The NOPD released the list of streets that could close between Monday and Wednesday, ahead of potentially icy and snowy conditions. Note, these streets are still open. The NOPD will announce closures as conditions change.

The potential for record-breaking snowfall and extended sub-freezing temperatures across south Louisiana means residents could have to stay home for at least two days until conditions improve, state officials said Monday.

Sub-freezing temperatures and a high chance of snow have officials in Louisiana treating the approaching winter weather as an emergency.

The Louisiana Avenue/I-10 corridor is becoming a major commercial hub for the region and nost just Lafayette. Buc-ee's could lift that area "to a place we don’t even realize yet," Mayor-President Monique Boulet said.