A cold blast gripping the US South threatens to bring record-breaking snowfall to New Orleans and Houston and a deep freeze that endangers oil and natural gas output and electrical grids.

Jamond Vincent scored 28 points as New Orleans beat East Texas A&M 82-73 on Saturday night. Vincent added seven rebounds and four steals for the Privateers (4-14, 2-5 Southland Conference). Kohen Rowbatham scored 24 points while going 7 of 10 from the floor,

The man who is suspected of committing the New Years Day vehicle-ramming attack in New Orleans searched online for information about the Christmas market car-ramming attack in Germany, just hours before carrying out his own attack on Bourbon Street, according to the FBI.

FBI Houston says bottles of sulfuric acid were found inside a cooler at a Harris County storage facility rented by the Bourbon Street terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar.

A winter storm that is expected to begin in Texas next week could end up bringing snow and ice to parts of Florida, but the forecast is far from a lock.

AT FIVE, WE ARE GETTING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE SUSPECT IN THE BOURBON STREET TERROR ATTACK AND THOSE STILL GRIEVING AND RECOVERING AFTER THE TRAGEDY, THE FBI NOW SAYS 57 PEOPLE WERE HURT WHEN A TOTAL OF 136 PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED.

Northwestern State 7-10 We've got another exciting Southland matchup on schedule as the New Orleans Privateers and the Northwestern State Demons are set to tip at 2:00 p.m. ET on Monday at Prather Coliseum.

New Orleans enters a matchup against East Texas A&M after losing 11 road games in a row. Saturday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.

The FBI, along with our partners, continue to work around the clock to determine what motivated Shamsud-Din Jabbar to drive his truck into a crowd of people

The FBI said an initial review of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, showed that the man conducted extensive online research into New Orleans before the rampage.

BOTTOM LINE: East Texas A&M looks to stop its five-game slide when the Lions play New Orleans. The Lions have gone 2-4 at home. East Texas A&M averages 15.6 turnovers per game and is 1-6 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

BOTTOM LINE: East Texas A&M heads into the matchup with New Orleans as losers of five straight games. The Lions are 2-4 in home games. East Texas A&M has a 1-10 record against opponents over .500. The Privateers are 1-5 in Southland play. New Orleans has a 3-12 record against opponents over .500.