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LSU Awarded $780K from National Academies to Protect Coastal Land

By Sarah Walton January 31, 2024

LSU has won a $780,000 award from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine to aid the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe in protecting its lands from coastal erosion. the university announced...

Pedestrians pass the Queens County Supreme Court Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Shortage of prosecutors, judges leads to widespread court backlogs

By Amanda Hernandez January 29, 2024

Still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, court systems in many states are working to clear their case backlogs. Some court systems have moved cases faster using virtual court proceedings, court data dashboards...

Lockett Hall sits Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, on Field House Drive on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Flooding in Lockett Hall dredges old frustrations: ‘tear it down’

By Cross Harris January 29, 2024

Flooding in Lockett Hall Thursday morning canceled some classes that afternoon. Other courses continued during the morning flooding, prompting concern from students.  “I hope this is a sign...

LSU student government senator Corbitt Driskell seconds Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, during a meeting at the Capital Chamber in the LSU Student Union.

SG members comment on LSU’s DEI scrub

By Aidan Anthaume & Cross Harris January 29, 2024

LSU’s Student Senate held its first meeting of the semester Wednesday night; the Reveille spoke with senators and other SG members to understand their thoughts on recent changes in LSU’s online...

The LSU Library reception desk sits Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 at the LSU Library on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Escaping the rain with watercolors at the LSU Library

By Sarah Walton January 25, 2024

Wednesday was a considerably water-centric day. Rain drenched LSU, flooding some areas and leaving students soaked on their journey from class to class. As the rain inundated campus, another water...

LSU President William F. Tate IV discusses the change of wording from "inclusion" to "engagement" in the Division of Engagement, Civil Rights and Title IX Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at a Faculty Senate meeting inside the Woods Auditorium on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU president defends DEI language removal at Faculty Senate meeting

LSU President William F. Tate IV addressed the university’s abrupt shift from diversity, equity and inclusion language to “engagement” at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting, responding...

 A photo of Keeny Hall at Louisiana Tech University from September 2016. (Creative Commons license)

University of Louisiana System subpoenas journalist’s communications in Title IX lawsuit

By Piper Hutchinson January 24, 2024

An attorney representing the University of Louisiana System in a lawsuit from a former student wants a court to force a journalist to turn over their communications that weren’t included in a published...

Crime Scene Tape

Two men injured in drive-by shooting off LSU’s campus

By Connor Reinwald January 24, 2024

Two men were injured in a drive-by shooting near LSU's campus Wednesday afternoon, and another person was hit by a car, according to Baton Rouge Police Department. Two men were walking to a local...

A transgender Pride flag is covered with the words “Hands Off Trans Youth.” Hundreds of people gathered Friday, March 31, 2023, at Washington Square Park in New Orleans for a march to mark Transgender Day of Visibility.

LSU students react to new ban on gender affirming care, lawsuit

By Sarah Walton January 23, 2024

On Jan. 8, LGBTQ+ civil rights organization Lambda Legal announced a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana on behalf of five families seeking to block a ban on gender affirming care for minors in the...

The Legislature sent this map drawing new congressional districts to Gov. Jeff Landry for his signature Friday. 

Special session ends with approval of two majority Black congressional districts

By Elizabeth White & Claire Sullivan January 21, 2024

BATON ROUGE—The Legislature on Friday passed the original congressional redistricting map backed by Gov. Jeff Landry after stripping out a House committee’s amendment that would have divided...

Ice glimmers on tree branches Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Arctic freeze causes distress across Southern Louisiana

By Tyler Lauland January 20, 2024

An unusual and historic winter has kicked off the first month of the new year with freezing temperatures and icy conditions across Louisiana, leading to havoc and stress for its residents.In preparation...

This graphic is an artist's rendition.

A group of LSU students are leveraging AI to fight cancer

By Marty Sullivan January 20, 2024

Four LSU students developed an AI tool last fall that could enable hospitals to automate cancer staging.“Our project was to develop a large language model that can take cancer pathology reports,...