First Lady Melania Trump makes LSU scholarship announcement

BATON ROUGE, La. (NBC, KYMA) - First Lady Melania Trump is spending part of her Saturday at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

The first lady attending an event on the LSU campus to announce a multi-million dollar scholarship endowment at the university.

The "Fostering The Future," program is the first lady's initiative aimed at expanding educational opportunities for young people who have experienced foster care.

The Trump administration and LSU secured private donations to create an endowment fund for the scholarships.

During the event, the first lady was presented with her very own LSU helmet, a jersey, and a football with her "Be Best" logo on it.

The first lady later planned to attend the football game between LSU and Alabama, which also is participating in the initiative.