Thousands of Entergy and other utility customers across the state of Louisiana are out of power as a rare winter snowstorm impacts the area.Statewide, Entergy is reporting 5,159 outages as of 6:40 a.m.

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.