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Tiger Stadium on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Report: All but four LSU offensive lineman in quarantine after virus exposure

By Reed Darcey | @byreeddarcey August 26, 2020

The majority of LSU's offensive line is now in quarantine after being exposed to the coronavirus, The Advocate reported Wednesday afternoon.  Southeastern Conference protocols call for a 10-day quarantine...

One of the four LSU COVID-19 Testing Centers sits outside on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 across from the Laville Residence Halls on South Campus Drive.

LSU students describe COVID-19 experiences in light of University proceeding with reopening plans

By Katherine Manuel | @kmanuel_2 August 26, 2020

As LSU students return to the campus’ stately oaks and broad magnolias, many remain wary of the threat COVID-19 continues to pose to students, faculty and the community at large. With the United...

The bell tower on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 on LSU's campus.

LSU issues safety directive, begins COVID-19 tracking system

By Reveille Staff Report August 24, 2020

Interim President Thomas Galligan outlined a new safety directive in an email Monday afternoon.  According to the directive, face coverings are required to be worn over the mouth and nose in various...

The bell tower on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 on LSU's campus.

LSU announces updated safety guidelines fall semester

By Reveille Staff Report August 24, 2020

The University detailed fall semester safety precautions in an email from the Division of Strategic Communications Tuesday afternoon.  Here are some of the guidelines:  Masks must be worn correctly...

LSU students move in on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 at the West Campus Apartments on LSU's campus. 

New LSU Residential Life COVID-19 guidelines change on-campus living experience

By Joanna Clark | @front_row_jo August 23, 2020

LSU freshmen are experiencing an entirely different college experience due to COVID-19, including many changes to living on campus. On July 8, LSU Residential Life released their fall housing plans regarding...

Photo courtesy of LSU.

LSU launches four new COVID-19 testing PODs on campus

By Reveille Staff Report August 21, 2020

The University announced Friday in a press release that starting Monday, four COVID-19 testing PODs will be available for students, faculty and staff. Baton Rouge-based company Relief Telemed will administer...

LSU COVID Graphic

LSU community picks: What do YOU think of LSU reopening?

By Reveille Staff Report August 21, 2020

Whether we like it or not, we are still in the middle of a pandemic. However, schools and college campuses across the country are continuing with their reopening plans.  UNC-Chapel Hill returned to...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards holds up his own mask, taken off while he was speaking, to remind Louisiana residents that a highly effective thing within their power to do to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to simply wear a mask, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at a press conference update on the state's COVID-19 situation at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge, La. 

‘Be vigilant’: LA Gov. John Bel Edwards urges college students to take precautions amid virus

By Melinda Deslatte | Associated Press August 20, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana's college students return to campus, Gov. John Bel Edwards is urging them to take precautions against the coronavirus outbreak, worried the schools could...

LSU parents help move in their freshman on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 at North Hall on LSU's campus. 

LSU to offer free COVID-19 testing at two on-campus locations through Aug. 29

By Reveille Staff Report August 20, 2020

LSU is providing free COVID-19 tests starting today for any students, faculty or staff that would like to be tested. Testing will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in front of the Pete Maravich Assembly...

LSU students walk on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 in front of East Laville Hall on South Campus Dr. 

LSU to disclose COVID-19 cases to public, reports 22 positive cases in four days

By Reveille Staff Report August 19, 2020

The University announced Wednesday in a tweet that all cases of COVID-19 reported to the school will be posted online for the public to view. The cases will be disclosed in their "Roadmap to Fall" web...

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2014, file photo, the SEC logo is displayed on the field ahead of the Southeastern Conference championship football game between Alabama and Missouri in Atlanta. The Southeastern Conference will play only league games in 2020 to deal with potential COVID-19 disruptions, a decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular season in which none of the power conferences cross paths(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

COVID-19, not championships, hot topic at SEC practices

By By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer August 18, 2020

Southeastern Conference teams opened preseason camp Monday with the precarious status of the season largely overshadowing even the annual ambitions of Alabama and Georgia. Questions like how will LSU fare...

FILE - In this June 12, 2020 file photo Salt Lake County Health Department's public health nurse Lee Cherie Booth performs a coronavirus test outside the Salt Lake County Health Department in Salt Lake City. Having access to quick coronavirus test results will play an important role in resuming sporting events, keeping factories and businesses open, and returning to school in the fall. But an Associated Press survey of selected states found it’s still taking days in some cases for results to come back despite an increase in the availability of testing across the U.S. Public health experts say testing delays present a major hurdle to reducing infections. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Auditor debunks two parishes’ claims of duplicates in Louisiana coronavirus data

By Melinda Deslatte | Associated Press August 10, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's legislative auditor found two rural parishes' claims that the state was double-counting their positive coronavirus tests in the official tally of cases was unfounded,...