Light snow flurries greeted residents of Rayne and surrounding areas Friday morning as the warm Gulf moisture collided with the cold northern temperatures, producing the second snow of the 2009-2010 winter.

Though it snowed early, the unusual storm did not force the closure of schools and state offices in Acadia Parish.

However, due to winter weather conditions, Commissioner Angele Davis announced state government offices were be closed Friday, February 12th, 2010, in the following parishes: