Interstate 10 in the Baton Rouge metro area reopened to both eastbound and westbound traffic Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation and Development announced.

Officials said the conservation request goes out to about 196,000 customers served by Baton Rouge Water Co. and its subsidiaries, Parish Water and Ascension Water companies, in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the state is facing potential record snowfall that could close Mississippi River bridges from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.

On Tuesday morning, residents of New Orleans and Baton Rouge woke up to a winter wonderland with rare snow coating the ground.

Southern Louisiana from New Orleans to Baton Rouge to Lafayette was covered with historic snowfall Tuesday as Governor Jeff Landry announces closures.

Baton Rouge is under an extreme cold warning until 10 a.m. Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. The high today is expected to be 31 degrees, with a low of 16 degrees.

The potential for snowfall on the Crescent City and the Red Stick next week is "looking increasingly possible," the National Weather Service in Slidell said Friday.

Alan Walter, a Baton Rouge mixologist and former City Group Hospitality consultant, has been named a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist in the “outstanding professional in cocktail service” category.

The scene along Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans on Tuesday was surreal. Palm trees swayed in the wind amid falling snow and near-blizzard conditions, with wind gusts exceeding 45 mph.

Baton Rouge wing spot Empire Wingz is opening its fifth location in Zachary.  The carry-out focused chicken restaurant is slated to open at the end of February, following the opening of its new location in Gonzales.

"You're not going to forget about your kids," President Biden told Belal Badawi in their brief moment. "But you're going to be better. You're going to feel better. You're going to be stronger, it's a matter of time.

Air travel is picking back up at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport after the winter weather caused several flight disruptions.