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

‘It’s the right next step’: Students weigh in on LSU considering female presidential candidates

By Madelyn Cutrone March 15, 2021

In LSU’s 161-year history, the University’s presidential position has never been held by a woman. As the search for a new president is ongoing, the University’s female students seem to...

A.B Crochet sits at his stand Original Wood Relief Paintings Saturday, Mar. 6, 2021 at the Red Stick Farmers Market on 501 Main St in Baton Rouge.

Local farmers market connects BR community members

By Amber Buettner March 15, 2021

The Red Stick Farmers Market is a staple in the Baton Rouge community and supports local farmers and artisans as well as the people who shop at the market. Darlene Adams Rowland has taken over as executive...

Dr. Chenglong You works with a quantum simulator on Mar. 11, 2021 in a Nicholson Hall basement lab.

LSU researchers are building a one-of-a-kind quantum device to increase solar cell efficiency

By Josh Archote March 15, 2021

LSU researchers are building a quantum simulator to study how light interacts with different materials in solar cells to increase their efficiency.  LSU Physics professor Omar Magana-Loaiza and postdoctoral...

Limited edition of James Baldwin's final novel "Just Above My Head", one of only 500 copies. A copy of the program for Baldwin's funeral in 1987 included inside the book. 

Hill Memorial Library adds African American literature to its collection

By Henry Weldon March 15, 2021

New arrivals of African American literature were added to the special collections at Hill Memorial Library. The library has a rare book collection that features prominent authors and writers from a variety...

Edmund Kirby Smith Hall sits Wednesday, June 17, 2020 on LSU's campus.

Kirby Smith Hall to retire after semester, two new halls to open in fall

By Henry Weldon March 14, 2021

Anyone who has ever visited LSU’s campus has likely seen the monstrous building known as Edmund Kirby Smith Hall. The 13-story building has been providing housing to students since it was built in...

The State Capitol building sits on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in Downtown Baton Rouge.

Rent-stress in Baton Rouge: LSU professor receives grant to make housing more energy-efficient and affordable

By Josh Archote March 14, 2021

LSU industrial engineering professor Isabelina Nahmens received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop modular construction techniques to make housing more energy-efficient and affordable. Nahmens...

Former LSU student Samantha Brennan listens to Title IX hearing on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at the Louisiana State Capitol on North Third Street.

Sexual assault victims, members of LSU community testify at Capitol Wednesday

By Madelyn Cutrone March 11, 2021

Louisiana legislators heard testimonies from sexual assault survivors and concerned LSU community members in a hearing Wednesday which was convened to examine how Louisiana’s public colleges and...

LSU junior Ally Kadlubar's broadcast reporting was recognized in a national journalism competition.

LSU student recognized in national journalism competition for broadcast reporting

By Bryant Randall March 10, 2021

Mass communication junior Allison Kadlubar received recognition in the Television Features Competition of the 2020-2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Program and placed among the top 20 winners in the national...

Thomas C. Galligan Jr., LSU Interim President, speaks to the reporters about the Title IX review findings on Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 at Lod Cook Alumni Center on 3838 W Lakeshore Dr.

Gov. John Bel Edwards, legislators, former LSU President address Husch Blackwell report

By Katherine Manuel March 10, 2021

Gov. John Bel Edwards, former LSU President F. King Alexander and legislators all addressed the Husch Blackwell investigation into LSU's mishandling of sexual assault reports on campus in the days following...

Miss LSU-USA Pageant aims to raise funds for various charities through a virtual format

By Anne Marie Wherritt March 10, 2021

The Miss LSU-USA Pageant is March 14 at 5 p.m. in the LSU Student Union Theatre and viewers can livestream the pageant at home through a livestream link. The pageant is a Delta Zeta sorority fundraiser...

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020 file photo, a volunteer receives a COVID-19 test vaccine injection developed at the University of Oxford in Britain, at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus vaccine that works, but the top global initiative to make it happen may allow rich countries to reinforce their own stockpiles while making fewer doses available for poor ones. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, FIle)

Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to residents 16 and older with certain health conditions

By Reveille Staff Report March 10, 2021

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Tuesday that Louisiana COVID-19 vaccine eligibility is expanding to include individuals aged 16 and older who have underlying health conditions.The new guidelines offer...

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2020, file photo, Francisco Espana, 60, is surrounded by members of his medical team as he looks at the Mediterranean sea from a promenade next to the "Hospital del Mar" in Barcelona, Spain. Francisco spent 52 days in the Intensive Care unit at the hospital due to coronavirus, but today he was allowed by his doctors to spend almost ten minutes at the seaside as part of his recovery therapy. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

After pandemic year, weary world looks back – and forward

By Michelle R. Smith and Andrew Meldrum March 10, 2021

No one has been untouched.Not the Michigan woman who awakened one morning, her wife dead by her side. Not the domestic worker in Mozambique, her livelihood threatened by the virus. Not the North Carolina...