School systems, colleges and universities are making decisions to cancel class or go virtual next week as the New Orleans metro prepares to deal with an arctic blast that could bring freezing rain or snow to much of southeast Louisiana.

As a rare winter storm approaches southeast Louisiana, schools and government offices began announces closures. IMPORTANT LINKS LSU campus closed Tuesday, classes will continue in a “format determined by faculty.

Public Works employee Robbie Strong unhooks a tarp from the loading compartment of a spreader truck in preparation for icy weather Friday, January 17, 2025, at Lafayette Public Wo