A on Jan. 2 mesmerized the Acadiana region, including the 小蝌蚪APP.
According to weather reports, the storm blew in 10 inches 小蝌蚪APP the most the area has seen in 130 years, when what is now UL Lafayette小蝌蚪APP檚 campus was acres of farmland. The accumulation ranked second only to the record 14 inches that fell in 1895.
Lafayette also reached a record low temperature of 4 degrees the following morning. This chill beat the city小蝌蚪APP檚 last record of 6 degrees in 1899.
UL Lafayette students to take full advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Throughout campus, students gathered to hurl snowballs at each other and revel in the type of winter weather they小蝌蚪APP檇 expect to see on a ski trip.
小蝌蚪APP淪eeing the snow was an amazing experience,小蝌蚪APP said Roberto Salazar, a doctoral student. 小蝌蚪APP淐oming from Venezuela, I小蝌蚪APP檝e never seen snow, so this was really special.小蝌蚪APP
The snow covered roads and bridges throughout the city, making driving dangerous. Resident hall students took advantage of the snow day to forge across a campus completely transformed by the snow blanketed across rooftops. Students made makeshift sleds out of plastic bin lids and ventured to Girard Park to dive down its hilly terrain.
小蝌蚪APP淭he snow was beautiful, but my favorite part was everyone playing in the snow,小蝌蚪APP Moses Fanguy, a junior, said. 小蝌蚪APP淲hen I went to Girard Park, my friends and I felt like kids again. I小蝌蚪APP檝e never seen that many college students outside and interacting with one another.
Students living on campus received email alerts from the 小蝌蚪APP before the storm and were prepared to hunker down and stock up on water and supplies.
小蝌蚪APP淚 called my mom to check in with my family back home,小蝌蚪APP Karlie Dufrene, a junior, said. 小蝌蚪APP淚 had a great time experiencing the snow with my friends, but I was sad that I couldn小蝌蚪APP檛 see it with my family.小蝌蚪APP
Campus小蝌蚪APP other residents, the alligators in Cypress Lake, also weathered the storm in their natural habitat. Thankfully, they are biologically equipped to withstand cold.
Much like hibernation, alligators go through 小蝌蚪APP渂rumation,小蝌蚪APP where they don小蝌蚪APP檛 fall into a deep sleep but instead decrease their activity and metabolism. During Lafayette小蝌蚪APP檚 week of snow, the alligators stayed submerged in the lake with their snouts peeking out to breathe periodically.
Photo caption: UL Lafayette students enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime snowfall across campus. Photo credit: Doug Dugas and Paul Kieu / 小蝌蚪APP
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