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TikTok could soon be banned on college campus WiFi in Louisiana

By Piper Hutchinson May 12, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. TikTok could soon be expelled from Louisiana’s colleges and universities under a bill advancing through the legislature.  House...

Rep. Delisha Boyd, D-Orleans, discussed her bill that would have provided exceptions to abortion in cases of rape and incest.

Louisiana House committee shoots down rape, incest exceptions to near-total abortion ban

By Molly Ryan May 12, 2023

BATON ROUGE–A bill that would have added exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban for cases of rape and incest was rejected Wednesday by the House Criminal Justice Committee. After hours of emotional...

John Raymond and Rep. Delisha Boyd, D-New Orleans, testify in front of the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

Louisiana House committee shoots down bill to ban LGBTQ employment discrimination

BATON ROUGE—A House committee on Wednesday shot down a bill in a 7-5 vote that would have banned employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill would have added...

A memorial set up for Madison Brooks sits on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, on Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Grand jury indicts driver of car where alleged rape of Madison Brooks occurred: Report

By Claire Sullivan May 3, 2023

The man who was driving the car when LSU student Madison Brooks was allegedly raped was indicted Wednesday on two rape charges by an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury, according to a report by WBRZ. Casen...

A corridor leading to Memorial Tower frames a view Monday, April 24, 2023, on LSU's campus.

Freshmen review their first year at LSU and offer advice to incoming class

By Lizzie Falcetti May 1, 2023

Freshman experience a wide-range of new experiences coming into college. Some fears they expect—others, they don’t. After living on campus for nearly a full school year, freshmen class...

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More out-of-state students are coming to LSU. What does that mean for the university?

The number of out-of-state students enrolling at LSU has been increasing each year — a recent trend among public universities nationwide. In September 2022, LSU announced the 7,367 enrolled...

The Reggie’s sign sits outside the bar on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, on Bob Pettit Blvd. in Baton Rouge, La.

Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland closes after Madison Brooks’ death—and a long history of controversy

By Claire Sullivan April 30, 2023

Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland has lost its liquor license after the death of LSU student Madison Brooks.One of Reggie’s owners, Darin Adams, who was responsible for the day-to-day operations of...

The band performs on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in the LSU Greek Amphitheater in Baton Rouge, La.

Student organization holds Denim Day concert to protest victim blaming for sexual assault survivors

By Corbin Ross April 30, 2023

Tigers Against Sexual Assault, a student advocacy group, held a concert Wednesday in support of Denim Day.  Denim Day was established to bring awareness to victim blaming after a high profile 1992...

The cover of “Gems of the Soul,” by Harry Wilson Patterson

How two cousins uncovered their grandpa’s lost poetry through LSU’s Hill Memorial Library

By Emily Bracher April 30, 2023

Two cousins had been looking for their grandpa’s poetry for 50 years. They found it hundreds of miles from home at the Hill Memorial Library at LSU.  The Wyatt Houston Day Collection of Poetry...

ATC Commissioner Ernest P. Legier Jr. speaks to press following the ruling concerning Reggie's Bar in Tigerland.

Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland will close under current owners, fined $15,000 after Madison Brooks’ death

By Gabby Jimenez & Claire Sullivan April 27, 2023

Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland will permanently shut its doors under the current ownership after a ruling from the Alcohol and Tobacco Control board commissioner on Thursday. One of the owners, Darin...

LSU students learn with Teaching Kitchen how to create meals

By William Brockhoff April 27, 2023

Teaching Kitchen is a monthly event where students can learn to make easy meals.  A chef shows students how to make that month's meal. Once the students finish preparing their meal, it is taken to...

Rep. Dodie Horton introduced the controversial bill banning discussion of gender identity.

Two anti-LGBTQ bills advance to Louisiana House floor despite large opposition turnout

By Claire Sullivan & Gabby Jimenez April 26, 2023

A bill that would ban classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation outside of school curriculum passed the House Committee on Education 7-5 on Wednesday. The proposal, House Bill 466...