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A visitor reads through a book Sunday, March 20, 2022, at the annual Book Bazaar that took place in the John M Parker Agricultural Coliseum on LSU's campus.

Local book lovers wander the stacks at the annual LSU Book Bazaar

By Cross Harris April 20, 2023

In the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum, a bazaar sprung from the red dirt floor.  The stands were empty, but the pit was full. Tens of thousands of books lined banquet tables, arranged into rows,...

LSU College of Science faculty senator James Madden speaks to his colleagues Tuesday, April 18, 2023, during a Faculty Senate Meeting in the Dalton Woods Auditorium, Energy Coast and Environment building on LSU's campus.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee holds election in final meeting of academic year; see results

By Oliver Butcher April 19, 2023

The Faculty Senate on Tuesday held elections to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, commonly referred to as FSEC, which leads the Faculty Senate and negotiates with the administration. Five positions...

Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, D-Lafayette, presented Senate Bill 29 to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare on Tuesday.

Louisiana Senate committee advances bill aiming to remove smoke plumes in operating rooms

By Caden Lim April 19, 2023

BATON ROUGE – The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare advanced a bill Tuesday to require Louisiana operating rooms to have equipment to remove harmful surgical smoke plumes. The bill’s author,...

Rep. Richard Nelson discussed his proposal to eliminate state income tax.

Richard Nelson suspends proposal to end Louisiana income tax after skeptical reception in Legislature

By Molly Ryan April 19, 2023

BATON ROUGE–Rep. Richard Nelson suspended his proposal to eliminate the state income tax after discussing it this week with skeptical lawmakers at a House Ways and Means Committee meeting. Instead,...

The House Civil Law and Procedure Committee met Thursday, April 19, 2023, to discuss a bill that would give mothers an avenue to recuperate some pregnancy-related medical expenses from the father of their child.

Bill advances that could allow moms to get back half of pregnancy expenses from father of child

By Gabby Jimenez & Claire Sullivan April 19, 2023

BATON ROUGE–The House Civil Law and Procedure Committee moved forward a bill that would allow mothers to recuperate half of out-of-pocket, pregnancy-related medical expenses from the father of their...

Guests participate in the various dances on Saturday, April 15, 2023, inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center for Dance Marathon’s Big Event.

Dance Marathon at LSU raises over $93,000 for children’s hospital in annual fundraiser

By Lizzie Falcetti April 17, 2023

To cap off Dance Marathon at LSU’s annual fundraiser for the Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital, Baton Rouge community members stood together for 12 hours on Saturday in the Pete Maravich...

White Man Painting Graphic

‘A forced forgetting’: How a Republican culture war could shape Louisiana education

By Emily Bracher April 17, 2023

A Louisiana Republican Party committee voted unanimously on Saturday to ask the Legislature to ban diversity, equity and inclusion agencies and departments at schools—public and private—around...

A large American flag flies on Thursday, March 23, 2023, over the LSU Parade Ground in Baton Rouge, La.

Louisiana Republicans want an end to diversity measures at colleges

By Piper Hutchinson April 16, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. The Louisiana Republican State Central Committee unanimously passed a resolution Saturday asking the legislature to ban diversity,...

LSU's campus sits on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La.

TOPS enrollment is on the decline. State officials are looking for a solution.

By Gabby Jimenez April 13, 2023

BATON ROUGE–State officials are trying to figure out how to remedy a decline in TOPS scholarship participation throughout the state. The Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, known as TOPS, is...

Innovate ticket heads Gigi Powers (left) and Anna Cate Strong (right) listen on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, during a Student Government judicial proceeding in the LSU Student Union on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Innovate given four penalties for SG code violations; president, VP will still be sworn in

By Corbin Ross April 13, 2023

The Student Government judicial branch issued the Innovate ticket four penalties for two violations of the Student Government election code. If a ticket receives six penalties, they're disqualified.Innovate...

Rep. Tony Bacala expressed concern about giving money to low-grade schools.

Louisiana House committee debates governor’s proposed teachers’ raises

By Molly Ryan April 12, 2023

BATON ROUGE–Conservative lawmakers’ concerns about spending some of the state’s surplus on teacher pay raises is already stirring up controversy on the third day of the session. Education...

Ethan Scheznel shows his dead flip phone to the camera in his backyard in Baton Rouge on April 4, 2023.

‘It was sweet,’ but couldn’t last: A temporary flip phone convert’s moment unplugged

By Cross Harris April 12, 2023

Ethan Schenzel smiles when he talks. Between tangents of earnest reflection and zig-zagged thoughts, he laughs, flashing a squinted grin, then stops to ponder the red paint peeling in strips from his backyard...