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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards updates the state on the Omicron variant on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, during a press conference inside the Louisiana State Capitol on North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Edwards’ budget proposal includes $31M for higher ed faculty raises, $97M for Title IX

By Piper Hutchinson January 25, 2022

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards unveiled his executive budget on Monday for the upcoming legislative session in March. Here’s a breakdown of how Edwards’ administration wants to see the state’s...

Baton Rouge firefighters respond to a large apartment fire at the Bradshaw Apartment Homes Friday night. 

No injuries reported after large apartment fire near LSU campus

By Reveille Staff Report January 24, 2022

Baton Rouge firefighters responded to a large apartment fire near LSU’s campus Friday night. The Bradshaw Apartment Homes, on 3030 July St., not far from East State Street and Dalrymple Drive,...

Ice covers magnolias that died from the freeze Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 during the winter weather mix on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

A hard freeze is expected in Baton Rouge. Here’s how to prepare for the winter weather

By Gabby Jimenez January 24, 2022

Southwest Louisiana is going under a hard freeze warning that will remain in effect from 11 p.m. Friday night until 9 a.m. on Saturday. National Weather Service forecasters urge residents to prepare...

LSU French Secondary Education junior Olivia Stearns works on her homework Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at LSU library in Baton Rouge, La.

After stressful fall semester, LSU psychologist gives advice on avoiding burnout in the spring

By John Buzbee January 23, 2022

During the fall semester, digital advertising freshman Colin Falcon would wake up, climb down his dorm bed’s ladder, and struggle to stay awake as he “went to class” by joining a Zoom...

The hallways throughout the Renewable Natural Resources Building have tarps covering the ceiling to catch the water to pour in the buckets Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, on Ag Center Lane in Baton Rouge, La.

Leaks, mold and outdated infrastructure plague natural resources building: ‘It’s very frustrating’

By Domenic Purdy January 21, 2022

Note: Louisiana legislators will decide what to do with a significant surplus of cash available to the state in the next legislative session in March. Ahead of the session, The Reveille is dedicating...

The Indian Mounds Lot sits Sunday, Jan. 16, 2021, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU committee drafts $4-million plans for barrier around Indian Mounds: ‘We can’t get any progress’

By Corbin Ross January 19, 2022

An LSU committee is seeking to preserve LSU’s Indian Mounds from further vandalism by erecting a large, permanent barrier around the historic site. The current plans, which haven’t been finalized,...

A LSU students does work Jan. 19, 2022, in the LSU Library.

Just 18% of professors holding classes online during first two weeks during record COVID surge

By Piper Hutchinson January 19, 2022

For the second semester in a row, LSU students are returning to campus amid the largest surge in COVID-19 cases to hit Louisiana. With another university mask mandate, mix of in-person and online classes...

LSU COVID Testing assistant searches for application for an LSU student on Friday, September 10, 2021.

How many LSU students, faculty used the COVID symptom checker last semester? Only 8%, records show

By Piper Hutchinson January 18, 2022

About 8% of LSU students, faculty and staff completed the university’s daily symptom checker on class days during the fall 2021 semester, records obtained by The Reveille show. Use of the symptom...

Lt. Gen Russel Honoré gives a press conference during the Haiti Unity Summit on Jan. 16 at Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge. 

Haitian leaders agree on transitional government after summit in Baton Rouge

By Piper Hutchinson January 17, 2022

Haitian political leaders nailed down plans for a transitional government on Monday after days of negotiations at Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge. The conference, called the Haiti Unity...

LSU Graduation

LSU students graduating in fewer than four years nervous, excited to enter new stage of life

By Domenic Purdy January 15, 2022

When the time came for the Golden Band from Tigerland to honor its graduating members, Landon Pettigrew was in an awkward position. He stood alongside his classmates with whom he entered LSU in 2019,...

Students in LSU chemistry professor Semin Lee's upper-level chemistry class use virtual reality to learn about molecules. 

How an LSU chemistry professor uses VR to shrink students to the size of molecules

By Corbin Ross January 12, 2022

A typical day in Semin Lee’s classroom looks quite different from that of the average chemistry class. Students aren’t examining models of molecules in a textbook – they’re holding...

Landmark Security guard holds a "Mask Up" sign Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 during LSU's 104-80 win against Auburn at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on N Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Universities consider N-95 mask requirements due to Omicron’s more infectious nature

By Piper Hutchinson January 10, 2022

Amid the country's highest surge of COVID-19 cases, some universities are requiring students to ditch cloth and surgical masks and wear the more protective KN-95 or N-95 masks. LSU Health Sciences...