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 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,

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.

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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.

Four people in East Baton Rouge Parish are accused of lying on official forms to get free hunting and fishing licenses meant for disabled veterans.

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.

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

Louisiana lawmakers are urging the NFL to deliver a “family-friendly” Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans. Past performances, they argue, have been inappropriate for children. Do

Gov. Jeff Landry celebrated improvements in Louisiana students’ rankings in the Nation’s Report Card. Results from the national test show how fourth-grade and eighth-grade students scored in math and reading proficiency.

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

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