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A sign reads “Welcome to Tigerland” on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, on Bob Pettit Blvd. in Baton Rouge, La.

Need a ride from Tigerland? LSU to open two late-night bus routes

By Oliver Butcher, News Editor September 5, 2023

LSU will operate two new bus lines with service to and from Tigerland, the popular bar district near the university, starting Sept. 14.  The new Night Express lines, titled the "East" and “West”...

Mechanical engineering freshman Abby Lawlor sits in the Quad Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Stories from home and abroad: LSU students reflect on their summer experiences

By Cross Harris September 1, 2023

Summertime has come and gone. May passed quickly, then June, July and August flew. Now, with the arrival of LSU’s fall semester, students have returned to campus. The shift means new schedules, new...

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Former LSU student charged with first-degree murder in UNC Chapel Hill shooting

By Claire Sullivan August 29, 2023

A former LSU graduate student has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of a faculty member at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Monday afternoon. Tailei Qi, a second-year doctoral student...

Choppin Hall

Chemical leak at LSU’s Choppin Hall; building evacuated, then reopened

By Claire Sullivan August 28, 2023

A chemical leak occurred at Choppin Hall Monday afternoon, according to the LSU Police Department. The building was evacuated, and people were told to avoid the area off of Tower Drive near the Life Sciences...

A Blackhawk helicopter fills a 660-gallon basket of water from a farm pond to help battle a wildfire, Thursday, Aug. 24, in Beauregard Parish, La.

Smoke, uncertainty settle over LSU as fires rage in Louisiana

By Claire Sullivan & Cross Harris August 28, 2023

It’s not often that Louisianans pray for rain in late August, when painful anniversaries of hurricanes pass and new systems threaten to repeat destruction. But as hundreds of wildfires engulfed tens...

Tiger Stadium peaks through the trees on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, on North Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Tiger Stadium to receive congressional protection via bipartisan caucus

By Oliver Butcher, News Editor August 27, 2023

LSU’s Tiger Stadium will join a list of historic stadiums that will receive protection courtesy of a new congressional caucus, Baton Rouge based U.S. Rep. Garret Graves announced Friday. The “Historic...

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Teachers of the year, childcare and hunger-free: What you missed at the Board of Regents

By Oliver Butcher, News Editor August 24, 2023

The Louisiana Board of Regents gathered Wednesday for their first meeting of the school year to address a variety of business, notably to recognize Louisiana’s most outstanding educators, set an...

An electric crew works on power lines on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, on East Parker Blvd. near LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU power outage sets the stage for Metro Council questioning of Entergy

By Cross Harris August 24, 2023

On Monday, LSU’s fall semester began. Classrooms whirred. Students walked. Professors talked. Then on Tuesday, it suddenly stopped.   Shortly after 7 a.m., downed Entergy transmission lines...

Firefighters are working to contain flames as historic wildfires rage in Louisiana.

Hundreds of wildfires burn in Louisiana: ‘No guaranteed relief in sight’

By Claire Sullivan August 23, 2023

Hundreds of wildfires are burning in Louisiana, destroying homes and tens of thousands of acres of land, officials said at a Wednesday press conference urging residents to abide by the state-wide burn...

A newer classroom sits empty in the Business Complex on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, on LSU's Campus.

LSU changes academic calendar after power outage closure

By Claire Sullivan August 23, 2023

A Tuesday morning power outage closed LSU for its second day of classes, causing changes the academic calendar, the university announced Wednesday. Here are the changes: Tuesday, Aug. 29: The final date...

A map shows the closure of East Lakeshore Drive.

Road near LSU Lakes caves in, will be closed for days

By Claire Sullivan August 23, 2023

A road near the LSU Lakes will be closed for days because part of it caved in, the city-parish government of Baton Rouge announced Wednesday. The collapse happened on East Lakeshore Drive near its intersection...

An Entergy map shows power out at LSU.

Power restored to LSU’s campus following outage; classes canceled

By Claire Sullivan August 22, 2023

LSU closed for its second day of classes following a campus-wide power outage.  The power went out across campus shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday because of downed Entergy transmission lines, said Tammy Millican,...