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Alcoholic beverages in display on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 in Government St, Baton Rouge Albertsons.

Past, present LSU students reflect on heightened consequences of MIP offenses throughout past decade

By Marykelly Munster |@mkokayokay February 5, 2020

A lot has changed for college students over the past decade, including the consequences of underage drinking. Today, a first offender can expect a $200 fine plus the additional cost of chemical abuse classes...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, following a vote in the Senate to acquit President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Report: U.S. Senate acquits President Donald Trump of impeachment charges

By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick February 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that...

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.

‘Stability and progress’: LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan discusses vision for University

By Katherine Manuel and Anna Jones February 5, 2020

When Interim President Thomas Galligan isn’t running marathons with his daughter, Sarah, or spending time with his wife and other two children, he enjoys traveling the European countryside —...

The new crosswalks and lights sit on the intersection between Jennifer Jean and Nicholson Drive on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2020.

Lighting improvements, repainted crosswalks implemented near Tigerland, more improvements to come

By Caitie Zeilman February 5, 2020

Baton Rouge officials installed two new lights, upgraded old lighting and repainted crosswalk lines at the intersection of Nicholson Drive and Bob Petit Boulevard in an effort to make the area safer for...

Patrick F. Taylor Hall sits on South Quad Drive, Baton Rouge on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020.

Self-guided tours of LSU’s Patrick F. Taylor Hall now offered as supplement to student-led tours

By Taylor Landry February 5, 2020

Patrick F. Taylor Hall contains more than 400,000 square feet of space to provide students and faculty with state-of-the-art classrooms and labs. With so much to explore, the College of Engineering recruiting...

Industrial engineering junior Kaitryana Leinbach delivers candy to nursing homes as part of her volunteer work.

Four LSU students to compete in Miss Louisiana pageant, reflect on pageant experiences, sisterhood

By Amber Buettner February 4, 2020

Four LSU students will be competing in the 57th annual Miss Louisiana Competition held on June 18-20 at the Monroe Civic Center. Young women from all across the state will compete for the major title,...

The LSU Student Health Center on 56 Infirmary Drive, Baton Rouge on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.

LSU Student Health Center confirms several student cases of mumps

By Reveille Staff Report February 4, 2020

LSU's Student Health Center has confirmed several student cases of mumps, which was communicated to students and faculty in a Division of Strategic Communications email on Tuesday.Mumps is a contagious...

LSU Libraries Special Collections recently acquired a Nuremberg Chronicle, one of only about 700 in the world.

LSU Libraries Special Collections acquires rare Nuremberg Chronicle, one of only 700 remaining copies

By Marykelly Munster February 4, 2020

LSU Libraries Special Collections recently acquired a Nuremberg Chronicle, making it the largest single purchase the library has made since 2001. After a failed attempt to obtain the famous document last...

A learning pollinator garden lies in the“Life Sciences Annex” in between the Life Sciences Building, Chopin and Williams Halls.

Small fee with big impact: $2 Student Sustainability Fund finances several LSU sustainability projects

By Caitie Zeilman February 4, 2020

Tucked between several fees students pay every semester lies the Student Sustainability Fund, a project dedicated to making the University's campus a more environmentally-friendly place. The project...

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2009, file photo, Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Burl Cain, discusses the gurney used for lethal injections to Ruth Graham, far right and others as they visit the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La. Louisiana cleans its execution chamber at the state penitentiary daily, but it's been more than a decade since a condemned prisoner has laid on the chamber's black-padded gurney to die. Sixty-eight people sit on Louisiana’s death row, with no execution dates set. Though the state historically has been tough on crime and holds the dubious distinction as the nation's incarceration capital, Louisiana seems to be doing very little to carry out its death penalty. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File)

Report: Louisiana executions stall for a decade amid legal quandary

By Melinda Deslatte| The Associated Press February 4, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana cleans its execution chamber at the state penitentiary daily, but it's been more than a decade since a condemned prisoner has laid on the chamber's black-padded...

The University's campus during a storm on Tuesday Feb. 23, 2016.

Report: Slow-moving storm system prompts fear of flooding in Louisiana, rest of Deep South

By AP News Report February 4, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — A slow-moving storm system could dump several inches of rain in some parts of the South, prompting flood watches, forecasters said Tuesday. Two dozen counties in north Georgia will...

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne, the governor's chief budget adviser, left; House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, center; and Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, speak ahead of a meeting of Louisiana's income forecasting panel on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Report: Democrats lead some Louisiana House panels, but GOP controls

By Melinda Deslatte February 4, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's new Republican House speaker rewarded his Democratic supporters with top leadership positions on five subject-matter committees, but kept the key chairmanships...