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Sub-contractor cited for violations related to the January roof fire at Patrick F. Taylor

By Staff Reports February 4, 2016

Roof Technologies, Inc., a sub-contractor for The Lemoine Company — the contractor handling the renovation and expansion of Patrick F. Taylor Hall — has been cited for four violations by the...

LSU President, F. King Alexander, speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, January 28, 2016 in honor of rennovations being completed at the French House.

French House celebrates opening with ribbon cutting ceremony

By Sarah Gamard January 29, 2016

The Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College celebrated the $5 million renovation and official opening of the historic French House Thursday afternoon with a ribbon cutting ceremony, headlined by speeches from...

Patrick F. Taylor construction expected to remain on schedule

By Caitlin Burkes January 20, 2016

Despite Tuesday’s late night flames on the roof of Patrick F. Taylor Hall, the university’s main engineering building, College of Engineering communications director Sydni Dunn said the building’s...

Firefighters extinguish flames on Patrick F. Taylor Hall’s roof

By Staff Reports January 19, 2016

Some time after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Baton Rouge firefighters responded to a fire at Patrick F. Taylor Hall, an engineering building which is under renovation. Around 8:50 p.m., LSU Media Relations Director...

LSU Honor College comes close to finishing renovations on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 at the French House

Honors College staff, students excited for transition into renovated French House

By Sarah Gamard January 19, 2016

Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College administrative coordinator Treneice Baker spent a good part of her Thursday morning killing ants. This nuisance has become routine in her cozy office in the basement...

Construction continues on the bus route with the addition of a median on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at LSU.

Bus project aims to improve safety, traffic flow

By Trent Parker January 13, 2016

The area between Lockett Hall and the Journalism Building often floods with both vehicles and pedestrians as students flock to bus stops — many without using crosswalks. “It’s a scary...

Flagship master plan set to begin development in January 2016

By Kaci Cazenave November 29, 2015

In January, designers will begin working on a new comprehensive master plan to redevelop the physical and strategic design of the LSU campus. Components of the master plan include smaller parking, infrastructure,...

New on-campus housing and retail to start construction

By Meredith Musso October 15, 2015

As new apartment construction pops up all over Baton Rouge, the LSU Property Foundation is soliciting plans from five different development teams to enter into a partnership to design, build and finance...

Womack INC general contractor is doing construction Friday October 9, 2015 at Nicholson and North Stadium Drive.

New LSU Foundation center under construction, set to be complete by summer 2016

By Tia Banerjee October 13, 2015

Construction on the LSU Foundation Center for Philanthropy is projected to be finished by summer 2016. The space now occupies the undeveloped lot across from Tiger Stadium. A local architecture firm, Holden...

LSU to request capital outlay money for Choppin Hall, Huey P. Long Field House renovations

By Sam Karlin October 6, 2015

LSU Facility Services announced in late September capital outlay projects for on-campus buildings for the upcoming year, including requests for the state Legislature in the spring to fix air pressure issues...

Shelves sit empty as books are moved Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, on the third floor of Middleton Library.

Middleton Library undergoes renovations

By William Taylor Potter September 13, 2015

Middleton Library is undergoing construction to renovate certain staff spaces and introduce a remodeled math lab, said Director of Library Communications and Publications Sigrid Kelsey. Renovations to...

LSU Comprehensive and Strategic Master Plan team members make their final presentation on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in the Woods Auditorium.

Firm to be chosen to update LSU master plan

By Tia Banerjee September 10, 2015

The final four design firms in competition to update LSU’s comprehensive Master Plan made public presentations Wednesday and Thursday proposing strategies to address the plan’s goals, including...