The storm blanketed south Louisiana with 4 to 8 inches of snow, with a few areas experiencing up to 12 inches. Temperatures reached as low as the single digits.

Earlier that day, President Donald Trump threatened to implement a 25% tariff on all U.S. imports from Colombia, the South American nation that is the world’s third-largest supplier of coffee. The tax would double a week later, Trump said, if Colombian President Gustavo Petro didn’t agree to the details of a migrant deportation plan.

For the second time, Louisiana’s 4th graders led the nation in reading growth on the NAEP exam, a test given every two years to 4th and 8th graders in every state. Education leaders are calling the results "historic progress.

Louisiana’s public education scores soared from pre-pandemic numbers, with fourth graders going from last in reading to 16th place in the nation.

The Nation’s Report Card is widely regarded as the gold standard of assessments, measuring math and reading proficiency among 4th and 8th-grade students in the U.S.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana man accused of murdering a well-known therapist has entered a not-guilty plea in court. Terryon Thomas, 20, has been formally arraigned at the district courthouse in Baton Rouge. During the arraignment, Thomas entered a plea of not guilty for the murder charge.

Gov. Jeff Landry, Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley and East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole will talk about the state’s score on the Nation’s Report Card.

BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana's fourth- and eighth-grade students saw historic growth in their reading and math scores, the newest edition of the National Assessment of Educational Progress' report car

Dunham School five-star quarterback Elijah Haven ranks as the No. 1 overall player in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle following a dominant sophomore

Louisiana was the only state to surpass pre-pandemic reading levels in the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress.

New Orleans-born coffee shop French Truck Coffee is expanding this year.  French Truck Coffee founder and owner Geoffrey Meeker plans to open two new locations in Louisiana this year and two to three coffee shops in 2026.

A new film festival will make its inaugural run in Baton Rouge this summer. Partnering with Visit Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival will celebrate indie and genre-focused talent from Louisiana and elsewhere during the three-day event.