NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Students at Martin Luther King High School will stay home on Wednesday, Jan. 8 citing a lack of heat. According to officials with the Lower Ninth Ward school, due to the frigid temperatures and no heat in the building, students and staff will not report to the school. Another cold night, rain on Friday "We anticipate that all students and staff will return on Thursday, January 9," said MLK High School officials. Officials add that the administrative team will decide how the missed day will be made up. WGNO weather team reports that Wednesday temperatures are expected to reach a high of upper 40s. Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Latest Posts 1800s Shreveport ads could be blueprint for attracting history lovers to region Map shows hazardous air quality due to California fires Environmental activist from Arcadia, La. missing since Dec. 21 Tren de Aragua gang linked to murder of immigration agent High-speed DPS pursuits of smugglers put residents' lives at risk, Escobar agrees