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LSUPD taped off the surrounding area near Thomas D. Boyd Hall on Monday, April 7, 2014 after a call was received from the Bursar's Office about suspicious packages found near the building.

Crime Briefs: Man hurls object that hits someone near Field House Drive

By Trey Couvillion September 14, 2016

Man hurls object that hits someone near Field House Drive LSUPD spokesperson Kevin Scott said non-student John Hopper threw an unknown object that hit someone in the leg near Field House Dr. on campus...

Cajun Navy

Cajun Navy comes from all walks of life, provides help to strangers

By Hunter Lovell September 14, 2016

The water was rising fast. Luke LeBas knew he needed to get out. On the morning of Saturday, Aug. 13, LeBas gathered his family members, grabbed what few possessions he could find and drove to his brother-in-law’s...

LSU professor ranks fourth on 'Politico 50' list

LSU professor ranks fourth on ‘Politico 50’ list

September 14, 2016

LSU’s Nancy Isenberg is the fourth most influential mind of the 2016 American political landscape, according to Politico. Isenberg, a history professor, tied with writer and investor J.D. Vance for...

A snake species is held in a bucket for further examining on Sept. 13, 2016 in Foster Hall.

LSU fellow part of team which discovered new snake in Madagascar

By Katie Gagliano September 13, 2016

With the discovery of a new species, post-doctoral fellow Sara Ruane is helping define the evolutionary patterns of snakes in Madagascar. In February 2014, Ruane and a team of researchers from the American...

The newly renovated LSU PD Mobile Command sits in the parking lot just outside of LSU PD Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

LSU holds events for Stay Safe LSU month

By CJ Carver September 13, 2016

Throughout September, events are taking place campus-wide, including self-defense classes, information fairs and photoshoots in Free Speech Plaza to promote safety throughout the University. The University...

University graduate student Noelle Bryan researches microbes and their reaction to life on Mars by utilizing Earth's stratosphere as a similar environment in her project, Modes of Adaptation, Resistance and Survival for Life Inhabiting a Freeze-dried-radiation-bathed Environment, or MARSLife.

Student with MARSLIFE program studies bacteria survival in stratosphere

By Allison Bruhl September 13, 2016

Noelle Bryan researches bugs in space. Bryan, a biological sciences Ph.D. student, has been researching and identifying the bacteria, or “bugs” as she calls them, surviving in the stratosphere...

Angelita Campos, kinesiology senior from Opelousas, learns about the benefits of the mobile LSU Shield app from LSU Police Officer Jared Hebert and Sgt. David West. 

LSU Shield app at the center of public safety month

By Kayla Hampton Manship School News Service September 13, 2016

LSU’s Office of Public Safety kicked off a month of safety beginning with the “See Something Say Something” event outside the Student Union that highlighted safety resources available...

Members of Boy Scout Troop 107 from Lake Charles are helping strip houses in Crowley, La, as part of the Southern Region ReliefCorps  

Boy Scout honor society organizes flood relief effort

September 13, 2016

When a devastating and record-breaking flood washed over Louisiana in August, police and the Louisiana National Guard were among those rescuing and assisting state residents. A few weeks later, a different...

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Conservative performer’s upcoming LSU appearance sparks campus controversy

By Gillen Briede September 12, 2016

Representatives from LGBTQ student organizations and the University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs met Monday night to discuss ways to protest and potentially halt an upcoming campus performance...

Members of the University's Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter help out with recovery efforts following Louisiana's August flooding.

LSU Greeks defy stereotypes, engage community through philanthropy

By Natalie Anderson September 12, 2016

When members of LSU Greek Life helped assist in community recovery efforts following Louisiana’s August flood, Christopher Dedo, president of the University’s Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter, said...

Recently, the University's Ceramics program moved from a ninth to a seventh ranking within U.S News and World Report on top MFA ceramics programs in the nation.

LSU ceramics program jumps in U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Graduate Schools rankings

By CJ Carver September 12, 2016

The University’s Master of Fine Arts ceramics program is yet again ranked in the top ten on U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Graduate Schools list, jumping two spots this year to No....

Valencia Jones is one of two women on the LSU Board of Supervisors on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 at the LSU Board of Supervisors' Board Room.

Alumna Valencia Jones attends first meeting as Board of Supervisors member

By Katie Gagliano September 11, 2016

The LSU Board of Supervisors swore in University alumna Valencia Jones as its newest member Friday. Jones is Gov. John Bel Edwards’ fourth appointment to the Board of Supervisors since he assumed...