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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks during the opening of a special legislative session in the state House chamber in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Pool)

Gov. John Bel Edwards appoints six to Board of Regents

By Natalie Anderson January 12, 2017

Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed six people to the Board of Regents over the holidays. He announced his appointments on Dec. 29 and they became effective Jan. 1. The 15-member Board of Regents is one of...

Sanjeev Joshi, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Renewable Natural Resources, sits outside the University bookstore on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Joshi created a petition to change the University's health insurance policy. 

International students protesting potential insurance changes

By Katie Gagliano January 12, 2017

Neepa Kuruppu Arachchige, like hundreds of international students, stared at her screen in shock as the cost of her insurance suddenly skyrocketed in late November. Because of a proposed change to the...

Co-Owner of Black Sugar Collective, Peter Jenkins, speaks about the importance of trans-inclusion within the feminist movement and scholarship on Monday, March 14, 2016, at the Women's Center.

LSU LGBTQ community concerned after ruling overturns non-discrimination order

By Lauren Heffker January 12, 2017

A district court judge’s December ruling striking down Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’s executive order prohibiting workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity...

Sorority sisters remember Katie Keogh as someone who “cared for others unconditionally”

By Natalie Anderson January 12, 2017

University student Katie Keogh, a psychology sophomore, died Jan. 9 after being hit by a train in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She was a member of the Louisiana Beta Chapter of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women...

LSU closes sexual battery investigation into Pi Kappa Alpha

By Evan Saacks January 11, 2017

The University’s sexual battery investigation into the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity was closed in early December due to insufficient evidence and lack of contact with the victim. The initial report...

LSU to offer Duke TIP Summer Studies Program this summer

By CJ Carver January 11, 2017

This summer, the University will become home to over 300 upcoming eighth through tenth grade high school students participating in Duke University’s Talent Identification Program Summer Studies Program. The...

Officer Boris McKnight from LSUPD performs motorcycle maneuvers at the The 13th Annual Gulf Coast Police Motorcycle Skills Championship Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 in Gonzales. The championship is put on to benefit the Dream Day Foundation and St. Jude's Hospital.

Crime Briefs: University student, juveniles arrested for simple battery, disturbing the peace

By Trey Couvillion January 11, 2017

University student, juveniles arrested for simple battery, disturbing the peace LSUPD spokesperson Lt. Kevin Scott said a University student was arrested for simple battery after he and two juvenile suspects...

Manship School report details faculty, alumni achievements

Manship School report details faculty, alumni achievements

By Scott Griswold January 11, 2017

The University’s Manship School of Mass Communication released its 2015-16 report which included updates on various ongoing research projects, a letter from Dean Jerry Ceppos and awards for various...

Most checked out books

LSU Libraries releases top 100 used e-books

By Katherine Roberts January 11, 2017

Since LSU Libraries implemented e-books as a resource, the number of students using these online books has continued to increase. From 2015 to 2016, the e-book usage increased 35 percent, following an...

The Downtown Greenway stretches along North Boulevard on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017.

Phase one of downtown bike-friendly pathway completed

By Hannah Venerella January 11, 2017

Phase one of the Downtown Greenway — a pathway that will ultimately stretch almost three miles to connect recreational facilities, neighborhoods, cultural attractions and over seven of Baton Rouge’s...

Dorm Room Kutz barber Devan Lang trims a client's hair on Monday, Jan. 09, 2017 in the LSU Student Union.

Dorm Room Kutz moves into Student Union Barbershop

By Taylor Delpidio January 11, 2017

After closing its doors in October 2015, the LSU Student Union Barbershop is back and under new management. Moving from their previous location at 4225 Nicholson Drive, local legend Jamel Bowser and his...

Report: LSU student hit by train in Tuscaloosa

By Staff Reports January 10, 2017

According to ABC 33/40, 20-year-old University student Katie Keogh from Baton Rouge was hit by train in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The ABC 33/40 report said Keogh was walking with several others in the 1400...