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LSU Students walk across the Quad on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, at Louisiana State University.

LSU announces all Intersession, Summer Session courses to take place online

By Reveille Staff Report April 1, 2020

LSU Division of Strategic Communications announced in a broadcast email today that all Spring Intersession, Summer Session and Summer Intersession classes will be conducted in an online format. The...

Stone Cox and Hannah Barrios ran on the "Reach" ticket, which prioritizes sustainability, accessibility, inclusivity and health and safety.

LSU Student Government president, vice president hope to implement priorities in new administration

By Joanna Clark I @front_row_jo March 29, 2020

Mechanical engineering junior Stone Cox and English and political science junior Hannah Barrios from the “Reach” ticket have won the 2020 Student Government presidential election after the...

Mar. 27 12 p.m. La. COVID-19 cases

Report: Florida orders Louisiana arrivals into quarantine

By Terry Spencer and Mike Schneider March 27, 2020

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday ordered anyone arriving in the state from Louisiana to self-quarantine like those arriving from New York already must because of the coronavirus...

President Donald Trump speaks before he signs the coronavirus stimulus relief package in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, March 27, 2020, in Washington. Listening are from left, Larry Kudlow, White House chief economic adviser, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarty of Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Report: Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to support businesses,...

"Swiger for President" is streaming on all music platforms on March 25, 2020. 

LSU alumni debuts new music project, “Swiger for President”

By Jacob Mathews March 27, 2020

The “Swiger for President” signs around campus are not making a political statement; instead, they are advertising mass communication alumni Joseph Swinger’s new music project. Swiger...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks about his state's preparations for the new coronavirus and about his legislative agenda for the upcoming session on Monday, March 2, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Report: Coronavirus reaches two Louisiana prisons as cases continue to increase

By Melinda Deslatte March 27, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two workers at Louisiana state prisons have tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing some inmates into quarantine and heightening concerns that the tightly packed populations...

Members of the Chicago Police Department's bicycle patrol wait in the fog at a barricade where a trail along Lake Michigan was closed to all traffic, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Report: Lack of social distancing leads to closure of parks, trails nationwide

By Don Babwin and Katie Foody March 27, 2020

OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — It was a sunny day, the first in about a week when temperatures had climbed past the 50-degree mark, and people in Chicago did what they always do on such a day: They flocked...

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Report: House passes $2.2T rescue package, rushes it to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting swiftly in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care...

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

Third LSU student tests positive for coronavirus, lived in on-campus Greek community

By Reveille Staff Report March 26, 2020

A third LSU student has tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Emergency Operations Center.The individual lived in the on-campus Greek community and is now recovering in isolation with their...

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

LSU international students face difficulties, uncertainty about when they can go home, visit families

By Rachel Mipro March 25, 2020

With canceled classes and a deserted campus, many students are left feeling uncertain of the future. Although the University made adjustments to combat the ongoing outbreak, international students still...

The LSU Memorial Tower sits on Tower Drive, Baton Rouge on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019.

LSU to postpone all May commencement activities, planning future graduation ceremonies

By Reveille Staff Report March 24, 2020

LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan announced the University will postpone all May commencement ceremonies, including those for the Veterinary School and Law Center. The University made the decision...

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

LSU announces second COVID-19 case, student now asymptomatic, in self-isolation

By Reveille Staff Report March 23, 2020

LSU Emergency Operations Center announced the second confirmed coronavirus case at LSU in a broadcast email.The individual who tested positive is a law student at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center who hasn't...