Monday is the day when the 45th President officially becomes the 47th President. Donald Trump takes the oath of office at 11:00 Monday morning. When Trump begins his second non-consecutive term, he will do so with a Republican-controlled House and a Republican-controlled Senate. Speaker Mike Johnson says he hopes that ...

Many schools and all state offices will be closed on Tuesday as artic cold weather is expected to grip the state and there's a chance we'll see snow on Tuesday. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says we're looking at the possibility of a widespread snow event in the Bayou State. "Possibility of one to two...

The University of New Orleans (UNO) will furlough approximately 290 staff and faculty members as part of ongoing efforts to close a $10 million budget deficit driven by low enrollment. This follows previous cost-cutting steps, including layoffs, administrative reductions, consolidating five colleges into two, and closi...

Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center are working with the Lancet Commission on Clinical Obesity, in developing new guidelines to determine obesity. Dr. Philip Schauer, the director of the Metamor Institute, says a person's body mass index is the main tool used to determine if a person is obese, bu...

The federal government gives the final okay for the state to receive funding for the deployment of broadband statewide. Veneeth Iyengar, the executive director of Connect LA, says Louisiana is the first state to secure federal approval of broadband funds. "We've been recognized nationally for having the best polic...