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Council of Student Body Presidents issues letter to governor and Legislature

Council of Student Body Presidents issues letter to governor and Legislature

By Lauren Heffker February 16, 2017

The Council of Student Body Presidents issued a letter to the Louisiana Legislature and Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday expressing concern and urging lawmakers to spare further budget cuts to higher...

Appropriations committee kills governor’s budget plan, two others pass to House floor

By Carrie Grace Henderson February 16, 2017

BATON ROUGE – A bill containing Gov. John Bel Edward’s budgetary proposals failed, 7-15, to make it out of the House Appropriations Committee Thursday, leaving only two rival bills, both Republican...

Sen. Troy Brown, D-Napoleonville, sits with attorney Jill Craft prior the Louisiana Senate’s Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion meeting.

Sen. Troy Brown resigns days before Senate hearing

By William Taylor Potter February 16, 2017

Sen. Troy Brown, D-Napoleonville, resigned Thursday afternoon — a day after the Louisiana Senate’s Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion denied several of his evidence requests...

LSU Campus Sustainability partners with the CACRC for the Electronic Recycling Event

LSU Campus Sustainability partners with the CACRC for the Electronic Recycling Event

By Katherine Roberts February 16, 2017

LSU Campus Sustainability partnered with the Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council on Wednesday to host an Electronic Recycling Event for students, faculty, staff members and the larger Baton Rouge...

1-10-17 Tiger Stadium Security (copy)

College football stadiums across the nation employ different tactics to prevent break-ins

By Trey Couvillion February 16, 2017

Five break-ins in five weeks isn’t the kind of “record” Tiger Stadium wants to be known for. With recent incidents occurring throughout January and into early February, the question is...

LSU SG senator Jordan Landry speaks about Pres. Trump’s executive ban on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 in the Capital Chambers located in the LSU Student Union.

LSU Student Senate debates resolution urging revocation of executive order, refers legislation back to committee

By Katie Gagliano February 16, 2017

A hotly debated Student Senate bill urging for the revocation of President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order was referred back to committee on a 31-30 vote Wednesday night. The referral...

Self-described hacker joins LSU staff

Self-described hacker joins LSU staff

By Hannah Venerella February 16, 2017

A “self-described hacker” was added to the University’s faculty roster this semester. The level of resources is one of the reasons Golden G. Richard III joined the University staff as...

#lalege: Keeping up with the Louisiana Legislature via Twitter

By Katie Gagliano February 16, 2017

Feb. 13 the Louisiana Legislature officially opened a special session dedicated to closing the state’s $304 million mid-year budget shortfall. Proposals to close the gap are already on the table,...

LSU chemistry Ph.D. candidate and international student Saeed Fosshat discusses his fears about President Trump’s current immigration executive order on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, on campus.

Students feel effects of President Donald Trump’s executive order

By Katie Gagliano February 16, 2017

“That’s our luck,” that we would come to this country and have the situation take a bad turn, Yalda said. Fate is making jokes. The Iranian Ph.D. candidate isn’t a stranger to difficult...

A student interacts with a virtual reality simulation of the future campus proposals in the Student Union on Feb. 15, 2017.

SG holds open master plan for student recommendations

By Hannah Venerella February 15, 2017

Students were encouraged to attend the Comprehensive and Strategic Master Plan Open Forum on Wednesday in the Student Union, where the NBBJ team presented a refined draft of the comprehensive and strategic...

SG begins Gold Standard Housing project following summer robbery

SG begins Gold Standard Housing project following summer robbery

By CJ Carver February 15, 2017

In response to recent high crime rates in off-campus housing ­— according to data from the Baton Rouge Police Department — and College of Agriculture president Brad Frazier being robbed...

Sen. Troy Brown, D-Napoleonville, sits with attorney Jill Craft prior the Louisiana Senate’s Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion meeting.

Louisiana Senate denies Troy Brown’s evidence requests ahead of meeting on disciplinary action

By William Taylor Potter February 15, 2017

The Louisiana Senate’s Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion denied several requests from Baton Rouge attorney Jill Craft, who is representing Sen. Troy Brown, D-Napoleonville, as it deliberates,...