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FILE - In this June 20, 2019 file photo, The Supreme Court is seen under stormy skies in Washington. The Supreme Court is adding an abortion case to its busy election-year docket. The justices have agreed to take up a Louisiana law that could leave the state with just one clinic. The justices won’t hear arguments until the winter. A decision is likely to come by the end of June. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Report: Supreme Court to hear Louisiana abortion regulation case

By Mark Sherman October 4, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to plunge into the abortion debate in the midst of the 2020 presidential campaign, taking on a Louisiana case that could reveal how willing the more...

Turkish and American armored vehicles patrol as they conduct joint ground patrol in the so-called "safe zone" on the Syrian side of the border with Turkey, near the town of Tal Abyad, northeastern Syria, Friday, Oct.4, 2019. The patrols are part of a deal reached between Turkey and the United States to ease tensions between the allies over the presence of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters in the area. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Report: US, Turkey conduct northeast Syria patrol amid new concerns

By Sarah El Deeb October 4, 2019

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition and Turkey conducted Friday their third joint patrol in northeastern Syria amid renewed concerns the plan designed to defuse tensions between Washington's two...

Memorial Tower, towers peacefully over its courtyard on Wednesdsay, Aug, 17, 2016, near Thomas Boyd Hall.

Full-time LSU graduate students’ Student Excellence Fee expected to phase out by 2021

By Maria Marsh October 3, 2019

LSU plans to phase out the Student Excellence Fee, one of the most contentious fees for full-time graduate students, by 2021. Graduate students will likely no longer have to pay this fee, according to...

CNN Selects “Tabby’s Star” as One of the Top Space Stories of 2018: “Tabby’s Star” is named for LSU Physics & Astronomy Assistant Professor Tabetha Boyajian

Astronomers continue theorizing on Tabby’s Star anomaly, named after LSU professor

By Gunnar Viator October 3, 2019

Tabetha Boyajian is an assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics here at LSU. She is also the namesake for Tabby’s Star, a star some 1000 lightyears away that has perplexed astronomers for...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at the lectern as the Press Club of Baton Rouge hosts a forum for the three gubernatorial candidates Monday Sept. 23, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, faced his two Republican challengers, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, , right at table background, who has represented Louisiana's fifth congressional district since 2015, and businessman Eddie Rispone, of Baton Rouge, left at table background. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)

Report: Ad hits Louisiana Gov. Edwards on ex-aide’s harassment scandal

By Melinda Deslatte October 3, 2019

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to hire a chief deputy previously accused of sexual harassment is the target of a new Republican-financed attack ad that aims...

Dry grass from a lack of rain lays beneath the Midtown skyline in Atlanta, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Scientists say more than 45 million people across 14 Southern states are now in the midst of a drought that's cracking farm soil, drying up ponds and raising the risk of wildfires. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Report: ‘Flash drought’ worsening across 14 Southern US states, including Louisiana

By Jeff Martin October 3, 2019

ATLANTA (AP) — More than 45 million people across 14 Southern states are now in the midst of what’s being called a “flash drought” that’s cracking farm soil, drying up ponds...

The LSU Student Recreation Center operates at normal business hours on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at South Campus Drive.

Intramural sports now free for students through LSU UREC

By Julia-Claire Evans October 2, 2019

Intramural sports are now free for University students through the UREC. Intramurals allow students to participate in competitive and recreational sports on campus. Teams previously had to pay $50 to $100...

Kappa Alpha Theta sorority members organized KATS and Dogs at the LSU Parade Ground on Oct. 2.

Kats and Dogs: LSU’s Kappa Alpha Theta help students destress during midterms

By Perla Rodriguez October 2, 2019

It was raining kats and dogs at the LSU Parade Ground on Wednesday when Kappa Alpha Theta hosted a day of service for the LSU community where they provided students with scantrons, pens, snacks and, most...

Civil engineering graduate student Binod Nepal died on Sept. 27 after suffering critical injuries from a Sept. 23 collision on Burbank.

“He had a lot of dreams”: LSU grad student dies after being hit by car on Burbank

By Katherine Manuel October 2, 2019

An LSU graduate student died Friday from critical injuries he suffered after being hit by a vehicle on his way home on Sept. 23. Civil engineering graduate student Binod Nepal, 26, was walking to a bus...

Ryan Barnes

Visually impaired student struggles for accommodations, told ‘LSU was not the place for him’

By Anna Jones October 2, 2019

Business administration freshman Ryan Barnes is an average student at the University. He goes to class, works out at the UREC, has lunch in the Student Union and met all the same admissions requirements...

Baton Rouge Police Department hosts a night out against crime on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, on Airline Hwy.

BRPD hosts Night Out Against Crime, promotes positive relationship between public, police

By Ana Block October 2, 2019

The Baton Rouge Police Department hosted their annual community building event, National Night Out Against Crime, Tuesday. This event is celebrated by police departments across the country to strengthen...

LSU baseball players shaved their heads to show support for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the Hope for Autumn Foundation in September. 

LSU baseball players shave heads in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hope for Autumn Foundation

By Julia-Claire Evans October 2, 2019

Several LSU baseball players shaved their heads to show support for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, which took place in September, and for the Hope for Autumn Foundation. Pitcher and finance junior Eric...