January 25 was National Opposite Day, but the weather got a head start on that last week. Florida absolutely shattered its statewide snow record. New Orleans got buried in eight inches of snow as well.

The Big Easy was blanketed with historic snowfall Tuesday — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport received 8 inches, the most in a single storm since records were first kept in 1948, according to the National Weather Service.

No human cases of bird flu have been confirmed in New York, but the virus has emerged among animals. Public health leaders are preparing, just in case.

In fact, Cecilia Kjellgren, the honorary Swedish consul for Louisiana, counts it as one of the highlights of Louisiana's Swedish culture. Though her district also includes Mississippi and Alabama, Kjellgren is based in New Orleans.

New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement

Roc Nation’s founder is a rapper, but that doesn’t mean the Super Bowl won’t ever present rock or country. Perez noted that Jay-Z’s wife, Beyoncé, has collaborated with country icon Dolly Parton, and that Reba McEntire sang the national anthem at last year’s Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

"He was the city slicker ... told the New York Times that Kareem, the youngest of three children, was very social and had joined the Sigma Chi fraternity. “He was a lovely boy,” his father said. Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, Louisiana ...

Among the states that saw reading scores fall in 2024 are Florida and Arizona, which were among the first to return to the classroom during the pandemic.

Born and reared in James City County, Piggott’s passion for music began in church when he first played drums and the trombone. “I switched to the saxophone in the sixth grade, about age 12. I told my mom I wanted to try the sax, it’s wasn’t as big as trombone and she said ‘okay,’” he explained.

The York Creative Arts District will present the Mardi Gras Adult Prom on March 1 at the City Auditorium. Tickets are available at

The NFL modified their security plans for next month's Super Bowl after the New Year's Day attack in the New Orleans host city, a league official said on Wednesday, including adding more law enforcement support.

FanDuel's Kick of Destiny is back for a third-straight Super Bowl, but this time the Manning brothers will showdown to determine the fate of users. Learn more about the newest changes and when it all takes place from our experts.