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Students lounge about on Thursday, March 24, 2022, on the LSU Parade Ground on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU vice president of enrollment management leaving for new position at Temple University

By Reveille Staff Report March 13, 2023

LSU's vice president of enrollment management and student success, Jose Aviles, will take a new position at Temple University starting in May, ending his five-year tenure at LSU, the university announced...

Pride flags adorn the walls in the new LGBTQ+ Center Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Coates Hall room 175.

New center creates space for LGBTQ community on campus: ‘There’s a space that is for me’

By Lizzie Falcetti March 13, 2023

The LGBTQ community has a new home on LSU’s campus. The LGBTQ+ Center, located in Coates Hall room 175, opened in February and “serves as a connecting point for LGBTQ+ people,” according...

The capitol building stands tall on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La.

A month to go: More bills to watch in Louisiana as the legislative session approaches

By Claire Sullivan March 9, 2023

A little more than a month remains before lawmakers kick off the regular legislative session at the Louisiana Capitol on April 10, debating issues ranging from abortion to taxes and libraries. The Reveille...

Max Gruver stands in his South Hall dorm room.

Report: Max Gruver’s parents awarded $6.1 million in wrongful death lawsuit

By Reveille Staff Report March 8, 2023

The parents of the LSU student who died in a hazing incident in 2017 were awarded $6.1 million in a wrongful death suit by a Baton Rouge jury, according to The Advocate.  Gruver, 18, died from alcohol...

Austin American-Statesman reporter Tony Plohetski shows a video of himself reporting on the Uvalde school shooting on Monday, March 6, 2023, as part of a talk about covering the Uvalde school shooting given at the LSU Journalism Building in Baton Rouge, La.

Austin reporter, editor visit Manship School to discuss covering Uvalde school shooting

By Claire Sullivan and Gabby Jimenez March 8, 2023

Tony Plohetski, an Austin American-Statesman reporter who spent weeks covering the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, got a late-night call that was a turning point in the massacre’s coverage. “Come...

LSU Residential Life kicks off safety week on Monday, March 7, 2023, by handing out merch and giving advice to students in Free Speech Plaza.

Safety week kicks off at LSU with tabling, interactive events: ‘You don’t have to do it alone’

By Lizzie Falcetti March 6, 2023

Safety week kicked off at LSU on Monday, offering daily, interactive events to educate students on campus safety with a special focus on being cautious during spring break.The informational event comes...

LSU's Bateman team poses for a photo outside of the Journalism Building.

LSU public relations team aims to increase news literacy through national competition

By Payton Manuel March 6, 2023

A team of LSU students are competing in a national public relations competition, aiming to increase news literacy through their project.The students are competing against 75 other universities in the annual...

The Digital Media Center stands tall on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, on South Stadium Drive.

Laid-off EA workers based at LSU allege retaliation for union efforts

By Piper Hutchinson March 5, 2023

Note: Click here to view the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. Some of the 200 Electronic Arts video game testers laid off Tuesday from the company’s facility at LSU say it was retaliation...

The Louisiana State Capitol climbs into the clouds on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, on North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Car rates, heart attacks, libraries: More laws proposed by Louisiana legislators

By Claire Sullivan March 5, 2023

Louisiana lawmakers will start the regular legislative session on April 10. In the meantime, they've been filing bills on issues ranging from theft to abortion. Here's some proposed laws you might want...

The French House sits under construction on Friday, March 3, 2023, on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Construction outside French House takes away some parking spots for students: ‘It just seems silly to me’

By Oliver Butcher March 5, 2023

In early February, large parts of the French House lawn were sectioned off along with surrounding sidewalk and pieces of South Campus Drive for a partial reconstruction of the honors campus’...

Andrew Hundley, an LSU alumnus, founded the Louisiana Parole Project in 2016.

Louisiana Parole Project teams up with LSU students to provide support to formerly incarcerated people

By Gabby Jimenez March 2, 2023

Andrew Hundley was incarcerated for 19 years. At 15 years old, Hundley, a Eunice native, was sentenced to life without parole. When he was released in 2016 because of a landmark Supreme Court ruling on...

Inspire candidates Amber Salone (center) and Byron Hansley (right) and their council Alex Basse (left) listen to the arguments presented on Monday, Feb. 27, during a Student Government judicial proceeding in the LSU Student Union on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Inspire ticket receives two penalties for violating Student Government election code

By Corbin Ross March 1, 2023

The Student Government judicial court handed down two penalties on Tuesday to the Inspire ticket; it violated the election code by using people in its campaign video without their consent. Six penalties...