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Holi festival participants throw powder Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Holi Festival at Repentance Park in Baton Rouge La.

Colors, love and spring at the Baton Rouge Holi Festival

By Gracelyn Farrar March 10, 2024

Blue, yellow and red powder slipped through color-coated fingers as hundreds of people in downtown Baton Rouge’s Repentance Park created a massive circle and anxiously awaited the countdown.  On...

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‘It’s just concerning’: LSU freshmen voice opinions on new concealed carry law

By Aidan Anthaume March 8, 2024

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill Tuesday allowing residents 18 and older to carry concealed handguns without a permit or training. With the legislation set to take effect July 4, many in the state...

The hall lights and HEPA filter illuminate Room 136 on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, inside LSU’s Lockett Hall in Baton Rouge, La.

Far-right activists push changes to Louisiana’s early childhood education

By Greg LaRose March 6, 2024

An ultra-conservative movement is close to adding Louisiana to its list of states where early childhood education standards have been updated to remove what it views as policy that further indoctrinates...

Lights illuminate the Louisiana State Capitol Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

Two bills proposed by Louisiana’s Legislature could threaten LGBTQ+ rights in schools

By Ashlynn Baillio March 6, 2024

Louisiana lawmakers have introduced two bills that could significantly impact LGBTQ+ students and educators in the state. The new bills have sparked concerns among LGBTQ+ community members and advocates,...

Books fill the shelves on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in the LSU Library in Baton Rouge, La.

How word travels: the LGBTQ+ book bus visiting Baton Rouge

By Courtney Bell March 6, 2024

The wheels on this bus go ‘round and ‘round. A mobile library called the Rainbow Book Bus will stop in Baton Rouge March 12, to donate books about the LGBTQ+ community.The Rainbow Book Bus...

A student walks by the LSU Indian Mounds Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, on LSU's campus.

What’s the holdup? Roadblocks in LSU’s Campus Mounds plans stall fence removal

By Aidan Anthaume March 4, 2024

At the heart of LSU lies the ancient marvel of the LSU Campus Mounds. These grassy giants stand as testaments to a rich cultural heritage, predating the university itself by millennia.Yet, despite their...

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KLSU News Director Receives a Hearst Award!

March 3, 2024

Congratulations to our very own KLSU News Director Mel Bridges on winning a Hearst Award for Student Journalism.  "The Hearst Award for Student Journalism is the highest honor in student journalism....

Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry addresses the room on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, during a press conference in Lafayette, La.

Louisiana significantly reshapes its criminal justice system in special legislative session

By Elizabeth White and Piper Naudin March 3, 2024

BATON ROUGE—Louisiana lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to sweeping changes in crime laws sought by Gov. Jeff Landry—including measures that will expand methods of execution to include...

Steps lead up to the entryway on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, of the 459 Commons Dining Hall on Campus Lake Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Renovations slated to close The 459 Commons for months

By Cross Harris March 1, 2024

The 459 Commons dining hall will close for months of renovations beginning on March 16, according to an announcement released Wednesday.  The announcement, from LSU Auxiliary Services and food service...

Senlin Chen discusses the child obesity program Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, inside the Huey P. Long Field House on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU kinesiology professor leads effort to combat childhood obesity in Louisiana

By Ashlynn Baillio February 29, 2024

Tucked away in a small room in the basement of Huey P. Long Field House, kinesiology professor Senlin Chen and his research team have been working tirelessly for one unifying cause: decreasing childhood...

Stitching of an LSU Band uniform

The viral case of the missing jacket

By Sarah Walton February 29, 2024

On Feb. 7, Carrie Gagliano came to Facebook with a plea for help. Her father, Michael Gagliano, had recently passed away and upon visiting the nursing home to collect his things, Carrie Gagliano noticed...

A firetruck sprays water on the blaze engulfing St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Feb. 17, in Baton Rouge, La. 

‘Spirits unbroken’: St. Luke’s works to recover after devastating church fire

By Sarah Walton February 28, 2024

St. Luke's Episcopal Church has been a home for many in Baton Rouge for the past 60 years, but on the morning of Feb. 17, it went up in flames.  Hundreds were devastated by the news. Among them was...