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The LSU Memorial Tower stands Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 on Tower Drive, Baton Rouge.

‘We are coming back’: LSU ponders canceling fall break, shifting classes online

By Reed Darcey | @byreeddarcey May 26, 2020

University officials met in a webinar on Tuesday afternoon, May 26, to discuss the possibilities of having students have on-campus learning for the upcoming fall semester. Executive vice president...

LSU students travel across the Quad on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, at Louisiana State University.

LSU announces Phase One of return to campus set to begin May 18

By Reveille Staff Report April 30, 2020

LSU Executive Vice President & CFO Dan Layzell said the University is planning a phased return to campus for employees starting May 18 and released "Phase One"in an email to LSU faculty and staff Thursday...

The LSU Memorial Tower stands Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 on Tower Drive, Baton Rouge.

LSU hopes to begin ‘phased approach’ to returning to campus, Interim President Galligan said

By Katherine Manuel | @kmanuel_2 April 29, 2020

Interim President Tom Galligan said the University hopes to begin a "phased approach" to returning to campus starting around May 15 in an email sent to LSU faculty and staff Wednesday morning. Galligan's...

Rep. Tanner Magee, R-Houma, criticized Gov. John Bel Edwards’ extension of the stay-at-home order through May 15 and said it would make it harder to work in a bipartisan manner.

LA House’s second-ranking Republican criticizes Gov. Edwards’ extension of stay-at-home order

By Maria Marsh and Hailey Auglair | Manship News Service April 28, 2020

BATON ROUGE--The second-ranking Republican in the Louisiana House criticized Gov. John Bel Edwards Tuesday for extending his statewide stay-at-home order through May 15 instead of opening up parts of the...

LSU's Interim President, Tom Galligan sits in his office on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020 during an interview at the University Administrations building on LSU's campus.

LSU Interim President Galligan: ‘We are absolutely planning on being open in the fall’

By Katherine Manuel | @kmanuel_2 April 27, 2020

LSU Interim President Tom Galligan spoke to the Baton Rouge Press Club Monday afternoon and discussed plans to reopen the University in the fall and how COVID-19 will affect football, financial aid, commencement...

The LSU Law Center operates during normal business hours on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, on Highland Rd.

‘We’re a family’: LSU Law Center’s transition to online learning

By Katherine Manuel | @kmanuel_2 April 27, 2020

Paul M. Hebert Law Center Interim Dean Lee Ann Lockridge said that though courses look different online and some experiences were lost for law students, one of the most famous aspects of law school is...

FILE - In this July 20, 2018, file photo, then-interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, R-Baton Rouge, talks to reporters about his last-minute decision to run in the special election for secretary of state, in Baton Rouge, La. Ardoin said Tuesday, March 10, 2020, the state is restarting its stalled effort to replace its voting machines. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)

LA Legislature committees approve plan to delay state presidential primary to July 11, limit expansion of absentee ballot use

By Matthew H. Schmitt | Manship News Service April 22, 2020

BATON ROUGE--House and Senate committees on Wednesday approved an emergency plan that delays the state’s presidential primary until July 11 and limits efforts to expand the use of absentee ballots...

Mike the Tiger rests in his enclosure on Jan. 20, 2020 across from Tiger Stadium.

LSU sets up social distancing barriers around Mike the Tiger’s habitat

By Caitie Zeilman | @caitiezeilman, Bryce Johnson | Tiger TV April 22, 2020

This story was reported in conjunction with Tiger TV.  Mike the Tiger’s habitat is a favorite visiting site among the Baton Rouge community, but due to recent events a barricade was placed around...

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, listen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump unveils three-phase plan for states to reopen U.S., Gov. Edwards creates Resilient LA Commission

By Harrison Valentine | @HValentineLSU April 16, 2020

President Donald Trump unveiled a new three-phase plan for states to begin the process of reopening the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic, putting the responsibility in the hands of the individual...

FILE - In this March 31, 2020 file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump announces halt of WHO funding, Gov. Cuomo, Edwards discuss social distancing, reopening economy in Tuesday press briefings

By Harrison Valentine | @HValentineLSU April 14, 2020

As the total number of global coronavirus cases approaches the two million mark, the decisions of national and local leaders are becoming increasingly critical in the fight against this unprecedented pandemic. From...

An LSU student uses a scantron in Campbell B. Hodges Hall.

LSU provides pass/no credit grading option for spring semester, web portal to opt in opens Apr. 27

By Reveille Staff Report April 13, 2020

Updated Apr. 13, 4:25 p.m.LSU announced students will have the option to have their final grades reported on their transcripts as conventional plus/minus letter grades or as pass/no credit (P/NC) grades...

April 2 12 p.m. La. COVID-19 cases

Louisiana orders additional ventilators, expands hospital capacities to prevent shortages

By Reveille Staff Report April 4, 2020

Vice President Pence confirmed Louisiana will receive an additional 200 ventilators from the federal Strategic National Stockpile in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Gov. John Bel Edwards.  Louisiana...