Louisiana officials share their condolences after a deadly helicopter and American Airlines passenger jet collision near Washington D.C.

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.

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.

I-10 in East Baton Rouge will have night closures for maintenance from Feb 3-7 between College Drive and Government Street, and from Acadian to Lorri Burgess from Feb 2-7.

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.

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.

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

It's a 2025 class that saw the Bayou Bengals add an embarrassment of riches on both sides of the ball with DJ Pickett, the No. 1 rated cornerback in America, headlining the haul.

The LSU football staff has kept tabs on one of the top wide receivers in The Boot as they continue their pursuit of Destrehan (La.) four-star Jabari Mack. Mack,