The Louisiana Center for the Book marked Black History Month with a virtual program featuring historian Wendy A. Gaudin and her book Sunset Limited: An Autobiography of Creole. The recorded discussion explores Creole migration, identity and resilience, and is available free on the Louisiana Book Festival’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

Louisiana Healthcare Connections and the Centene Foundation presented $26,000 to the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana to support emergency food assistance efforts in Northeast Louisiana. The funding is part of a $125,000 statewide initiative to expand food access, strengthen pantry capacity, and enhance mobile distributions serving rural and underserved communities.

The lucky crustacean is named “Tony” in honor of the late Anthony “Tony” Chachere, the chef and founder of Tony Chachere’s Creole Foods. "Tony" was officially pardoned at the 10th Annual Pardoning of the Crawfish event in Opelousas by Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.

The U.S. Department of Education has approved Louisiana’s application for the Education Flexibility Program (Ed‑Flex). This approval allows the Louisiana Department of Education to grant certain federal waivers directly to local school systems without needing separate federal approval, reducing bureaucracy and speeding up decision‑making.

The City of West Monroe announced that it received the most favorable audit result possible from the State Legislative Auditor for all fiscal year 2025 audit reports.

Across the country, Republicans and Democrats have found bipartisan agreement on regulating artificial intelligence and data centers. But it's not just big tech aligning the two parties.

After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to determine the recipe for the next flu vaccine.

The Energy Department made the rules public a month after NPR reported about their existence. The rules slash requirements for security and environmental protections.