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This satellite image provided by NOAA shows a close-up view of Hurricane Ida, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations Saturday ahead of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 130 mph (209 kph), life-threatening storm surge and flooding rain when it slams ashore in Louisiana on Sunday. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Ida causes widespread power outages on and around LSU campus

By Reveille staff report August 29, 2021

Hurricane Ida, which hit Louisiana with speeds of about 145 mph Sunday and devastated parts of the state, is expected to have peak damage on Baton Rouge between 10 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday with hurricane-force...

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows a close-up view of Hurricane Ida, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations Saturday ahead of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 130 mph (209 kph), life-threatening storm surge and flooding rain when it slams ashore in Louisiana on Sunday. (NOAA via AP)

LSU closed Tuesday as Hurricane Ida reaches Louisiana’s coastlines

By Reveille Staff Report August 29, 2021

LSU announced Sunday that campus will be closed Tuesday, extending the closure already put in place Saturday through Monday in response to the dangerous Hurricane Ida.The university said they will assess...

Mike the Tiger relaxes in the shade Monday, August 23, 2021, after a hot day at Mike’s Habitat on 16 N Stadium Dr, Baton Rouge.

What is Mike the Tiger doing for Hurricane Ida? Staying inside, eating goat-milk popsicles

By Lara Nicholson August 29, 2021

Mike the Tiger isn't spending Hurricane Ida swimming in his pool or hiding under trees: he'll be staying snug indoors and eating goat-milk popsicles until the high-speed hurricane passes through LSU's...

Children try to protect themselves from the rain at the end of the school day at the Dryades YMCA along Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in New Orleans, as residents prepare for Hurricane Ida. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Hurricane Ida blasts ashore in Louisiana with major force

By KEVIN MCGILL and JAY REEVES August 29, 2021

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida blasted the Louisiana coast on Sunday, with the eye of one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S. coming ashore near the barrier island of Grand Isle with...

Vehicles head slowly east on the Interstate-10 twin spans leaving New Orleans while only a trickle of cars heads west back into the city before landfall of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. A combination of voluntary and mandatory evacuations have been called for cities and communities across the region including New Orleans, where the mayor ordered a mandatory evacuation for areas outside the city’s levee system and a voluntary evacuation for residents inside the levee system. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Hurricane Ida strengthens, Louisiana braces for severe blow

By REBECCA SANTANA and KEVIN McGILL August 28, 2021

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations ahead of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 130...

President Tate speaks at the Presidential Investiture ceremony

President Tate establishes long-term goals for LSU at Presidential Investiture

By Caden Lim August 27, 2021

LSU President William Tate laid out his plans for LSU's future at his Presidential Investiture speech Friday, which included investing in cancer research and upholding the university's military roots....

'A life-altering storm': Gov. John Bel Edwards warns public of Hurricane Ida

‘A life-altering storm’: Gov. John Bel Edwards warns public of Hurricane Ida

By Lara Nicholson August 27, 2021

Gov. John Bel Edwards stressed to Louisiana residents to prepare for a possible Category 4 storm during a press conference Friday afternoon as Hurricane Ida barreled toward Louisiana's coastline at a rapid...

LSU computer science professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay stands next to DGX A 100 and DGX 1 machines Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, at Patrick F. Taylor Hall.

LSU research team uses artificial intelligence to develop potential COVID-19 treatment

By Domenic Purdy August 27, 2021

A team of LSU scientists and computer science students helped develop a new treatment that could ease symptoms and shorten the duration of the COVID-19 virus in people, especially the vaccinated.The treatment,...

An LSU student walks through in front of Coates Hall on Mar. 3, 2021 in LSU’s Quad.

Student Government leaders hope to keep the college experience alive this fall

By Henry Weldon August 26, 2021

With LSU’s first home game just weeks away but COVID surging throughout the state, some students are questioning whether they’ll have a normal semester where they can enjoy the true college...

VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy addresses audience at his swearing in ceremony at VA Central Office with VA Secretary Denis McDonough looking on. 

The new deputy secretary of Veterans Affairs is a former Army captain, New Orleans native and LSU alumnus

By Josh Archote August 26, 2021

When New Orleans native Donald Remy returned to his hometown in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, he assisted in efforts that led to the rebuilding of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which was damaged...

A decorative wood installation adorns the walls and ceiling on Aug. 23, 2021, of Azalea Hall on South Campus Drive.

LSU’s Greenhouse District: Everything you need to know about the new residence halls

By Kevin Doucette August 26, 2021

East campus looks a little different this semester, thanks to the newly constructed Azalea and Camellia Halls in what Residential Life calls the Greenhouse District. Marking the university’s largest...

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine vials sit in a Denver pharmacy on Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Here’s how LSU plans to implement new vaccine mandate following FDA approval

By Madelyn Cutrone August 26, 2021

It took LSU less than 24 hours to implement a vaccine mandate for all its campuses after the Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer vaccine, declaring it “safe and effective.” This...