Interstate 10 from the Louisiana-Texas state line to as far east as Sorrento or Gramercy could be fully open to traffic in both directions at some point Thursday afternoon, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Joe Donahue said.
The latest closure means that nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s portion of the coast-to-coast highway is shut. A rare winter storm brought record snowfall to the state on Tuesday.
Southeast Louisiana received historic amounts of snowfall on Jan. 21 as a winter storm swept through the South. Find out Louisiana's snow totals here.
Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in Louisiana classrooms? The Fifth Circuit is hearing the case, with arguments on both constitutional and historical grounds. Here’s what we know.
The law, which applies to all public K-12 school and state-funded university classrooms, took effect Jan. 1. Days after the mandate went into effect, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill — the state’s top lawyer — made clear that she expects school districts to comply.
The NWS issued a flood warning Thursday at about 9:45 a.m. Central time for the Sabine River near Deweyville, Texas, because of minor flooding and forecast minor flooding. The Sabine River forms the boundary between Texas and Louisiana.
NOLA Public Schools will be closed through Thursday. All FirstLine Schools will be closed Thur, Jan 23rd due to severe winter weather. This includes: Samuel J. Green Charter School, Arthur Ashe Charter School, Phillis Wheatley Community School, and Langston Hughes Academy.
Louisiana has endured 47 weather-related disasters costing over $400 billion in damages. Repairs from storms like Hurricane Ida have led the Louisiana Public Service Commission to approve billions in rate hikes.
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Boil advisories have been issued in several Louisiana parishes following heavy snowfall, which caused plumbing line breaks and a drop in water pressure.
DOTD crews from Louisiana and Arkansas are still working to get everything back to normal as roads and bridges begin to thaw.
Max Causy has been selected to be a down judge at Super Bowl LIX (59). The former West Monroe and Louisiana Tech quarterback has only been an NFL official for three years now, but he is getting his shot at officiating the biggest football game of the year which just so happens to be here in his home state.