People in the Baton Rouge area can expect to get mail Thursday after snowfall affected the U.S. Postal Service. A statement from USPS said normal operations are back after a winter storm brought snow and ice that caused dangerous road conditions.

Weather-related road closures have slowed the ability of school personnel to check on the conditions of Baton Rouge area schools

Chief Meteorologist Sam Parish has your StormTracker Team forecast for Thursday,4. Tonight through Saturday: Tonight, mostly fair with cold temperatures again overnight with melting snow freezing by morning.

Local restaurants and grocery stores are gradually resuming normal hours, but residents are encouraged to check social media pages for updated schedules.

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.

A winter storm left much of the Gulf Coast frozen Tuesday, closing highways, grounding flights and canceling school for millions of students.

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.

Students have opened up to them about depression, loneliness and peer pressure. According to research, a male mentor can significantly benefit boys by boosting their self-esteem and improving decision-making and performance at school.

When a grandparent or relative chooses to step up and care for a child that is not their own, what happens? This Baton Rouge woman provides the help needed.

Matt Venezia is live in Pointe Coupee Parish with a historian to break down this historic snowfall.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Investigators have ruled a vacant house fire on Tuesday, Jan. 21, as arson. According to the fire department, the fire happened in the 1300 block of Progress Street near Slate Street. Officials responded to the scene shortly before 11:30 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the house completely engulfed in flames.