LaDOTD closes I-10 from Louisiana-Texas State Line to Baton Rouge due to icy road conditions
Louisiana DOTD officials have closed a large part of interstate 10 due to the icy conditions on the road. DOTD says that I-10 is closed in both directions from the Louisiana-Texas state line to Baton Rouge.
Louisiana Map Shows Snow Severity from Winter Storm
The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to hypothermia—and advised people to stay inside during the extreme cold and to seek shelter if unhoused.
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Two of Baton Rouge's biggest charter schools to close as IDEA network pulls out of Louisiana
The Texas-based IDEA network came into Louisiana with great fanfare as a “proven operator," but is now withdrawing from the state.
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The rise and fall of Louisiana’s IDEA charter schools — and what it means for Baton Rouge
The demise of IDEA Public Schools Louisiana leaves behind questions about why the charter school network could not replicate the eye-catching successes it had educating children in the Lone Star state.
Texas-based IDEA Public Schools to shut down operations in Louisiana
IDEA Public Schools closed a campus in Baton Rouge to end the 2024 school year after just three years in operation.
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Rare winter storm buries South Louisiana in snow, shutting down everyday life
A rare winter storm buried the Deep South in a blanket of snow on Tuesday. Parts of South Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi saw more than 9 inches of snow on the ground, according to preliminary estimates from the National Weather Service.
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Baton Rouge rejects plans for 3 new charter schools, as schools chief mulls replacements for 2 schools closing
Both applicants, GEO Academies and Collegiate Academy, plan to appeal their denials to start new charter schools in Baton Rouge to the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or BESE.
Ice, snow, wicked cold: Winter storm in South may be unlike any 'in our lifetimes'
The South is bracing for a major winter storm, most of the nation remains gripped by extreme cold, and high winds could fan flames in California.
Oklahoma sees lowest temperatures in nearly 4 years overnight into Tuesday
Dangerous cold temperatures remained across Oklahoma, with the lowest temperatures in nearly four years hitting the state.
Maps show snow totals in Florida, Louisiana, Texas and more states across the southern U.S.
Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.
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Cecile Richards Never Gave Up the Fight
It was a sticky June day last summer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and lifelong organizer and reproductive rights activist Cecile Richards was in her element. At an abortion storytelling event she had spearheaded in response to Louisiana’s near total abortion ban, she listened to, encouraged, and thanked woman after woman who shared their experiences.
'Blizzard' Warning for Louisiana and Texas Amid Blanket of Freezing Weather
A "Freeze Warning" is in effect across southern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, Oklahoma and eastern Texas, as well as in small parts of Arizona, California and Florida, with temperatures falling as low as 27, and wind chills expected to feel as cold as low as 13 in some areas.