One visitor arrested, three other visitors charged

Afternoon event complements Secretary McMahon’s ‘History Rocks!’ tour stop at a New Orleans area school.

Louisiana Public Broadcasting has launched Louisiana’s Hidden History: Spanish Louisiana in the American Revolution, a new educational collection now available nationwide on PBS LearningMedia. Designed for grades 3–8, the collection includes videos, lesson plans, and interactive resources that highlight Governor Bernardo de Gálvez and Louisiana’s role in the American Revolution.

On January 19, 2026, deputies responded to a shooting near Pinnacle Apartments in Monroe. One person admitted involvement, and two others with gunshot wounds were treated at a hospital. The investigation is ongoing, with arrests pending.

Folk Alliance International (FAI), the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to folk music, will return to New Orleans January 21–25, 2026. The conference brings together artists and music-industry professionals from around the world to celebrate folk music, provide career opportunities, and showcase Louisiana’s rich cultural heritage.

Republicans on the committee have been seeking to question the Clintons as part of a probe into the government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The vote sends the matter to the full House.

The move comes after a federal judge wrote in a court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end."

Will it be a year of "fractured resilience"? Or "pragmatic empathy"? Will "MOUs" be the next global health strategy? Are we in a new age of "decolonization" — or of "localization"?