Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

News

Mike the Tiger sticks his tongue out on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, inside his habitat on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Mike the Tiger’s cage has moved after news that other tiger will appear in Death Valley

By Staff Report November 8, 2024

Mike the Tiger’s cage, usually found behind his habitat near the PMAC, is no longer in its usual location.Mike's spokesperson didn't immediately respond to comment.The cage’s moving comes with...

Mike the Tiger looks through the fencing on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Mike the Tiger's Habitat on North Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Thousands of LSU students petition against a live tiger’s ‘shameful’ appearance in Death Valley

By Aidan Anthaume November 8, 2024

Thousands of students are petitioning against the appearance of a live tiger being paraded in Death Valley during this Saturday’s football matchup against Alabama. Animal rights activists, including...

Gov. Jeff Landry pitched lawmakers Wednesday on his tax-overhaul proposals.

Louisiana House advances 3% personal income tax proposal, moving state closer to eliminating income tax

BATON ROUGE—A House tax committee voted Thursday to advance Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposal for a flat 3% personal income tax rate. If approved by the full House and Senate, the plan would eliminate...

Louisiana is fifth among states in total carbon emissions and emissions per-capita, according to 2015-16 U.S. Department of Energy statistics. 

‘False Solution’: Questions mount over dangers of carbon capture in Cancer Alley

By Cade Savoy November 7, 2024

On Jan. 27, 2021, newly-elected President Joe Biden announced the Justice40 initiative. The initiative’s goals are ambitious: according to the White House’s official website, the plan would...

Harris Concession AP

Harris says nation must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fighting

By Chris Megerian & Darlene Superville November 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to...

Clouds move past the Capitol Building Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

How did Louisiana vote? Results from statewide and East Baton Rouge Parish races

By Courtney Bell, Deputy News Editor November 6, 2024

On Tuesday, Louisiana voters cast their ballot for the presidential election, congressional races and one statewide amendment, as well as issues and positions in local elections. Statewide ResultsPresidential...

Broome and Edwards to face off for mayor-president in December runoff

Broome and Edwards to face off for mayor-president in December runoff

By Courtney Bell, Deputy News Editor November 6, 2024

Republican Sid Edwards and Democrat and Incumbent Sharon Weston Broome will face each other next month in a runoff for East Baton Rouge mayor-president.Almost 190,000 Baton Rouge residents cast their vote...

In this June 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump tours a section of the border wall in San Luis, Ariz.

Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed

By Bill Barrow November 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. The former president and now president-elect often skipped over details but through more than a year of policy...

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, stand on stage at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump wins the White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years...

AP File photo of Donald J. Trump.

Donald Trump wins Louisiana, securing the Bayou State’s 2024 electoral votes for president

By The Associated Press November 5, 2024

Former President Donald Trump won Louisiana on Tuesday for the third consecutive presidential election, increasing his electoral vote tally by eight. In addition to voter support, Trump has various powerful...

Raising Voices, Raising Futures: The Circle of Sisterhood’s Global Fight for Education

By Abigail Homrock, Digital Director November 5, 2024

In a heartfelt effort to make a difference, the Circle of Sisterhood, a nonprofit organization founded by sorority women, is calling on the Panhellenic community to help combat educational inequalities...

Rides stand at the Six Flags of New Orleans site in Aug. 18, 2009.

A former Six Flags park is finally being demolished after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation

By The Associated Press November 5, 2024

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down. Demolition is underway at the eastern New Orleans site...