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Hundreds of thousands of wild hogs cause tens of millions of dollars of damage in Louisiana each year.

A million wild hogs roam Louisiana. LSU just patented a bait to kill them

By Claire Sullivan August 21, 2023

You would need 10 Tiger Stadiums to seat the million wild hogs that run loose in Louisiana. They tear up garden beds, wreak havoc on crops and damage levees — but maybe not for long.A poisonous bait...

Driver David Alfrod stops his bus beside Hodges Hall on Friday, May 20, 2022.

What Tiger Trails route changes you might have missed over the summer

By Colin Falcon, Editor in Chief August 21, 2023

Carlos Reina-Flores, a 30-year-old studying pre-cardiopulmonary science, can't legally drive a car because of a traumatic brain injury. He also can't safely walk or bike to campus.   That means...

The sun sets behind Memorial Tower on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Temperatures will soar into the 100s for days during LSU’s first week of classes

By Claire Sullivan August 20, 2023

It’s going to be hotter than hot as LSU students head back to class Monday amid a state of emergency for extreme heat. The 10-day forecast includes several days with highs at or above 100 degrees...

A bus sits in the shade Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, on Field House Drive.

LSU to restore Garden District bus route for fall semester

By Claire Sullivan & Colin Falcon August 18, 2023

Tiger Trails will resume its Garden District bus route on the first day of classes following complaints about its termination, according to a Friday email announcement from LSU Parking and Trasportation...

Branches frame the Louisiana State Capitol on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La.

Where Louisiana’s candidates for state treasurer fall on the issues

By Claire Sullivan August 17, 2023

Candidates running to be Louisiana’s next top money manager discussed the role of the treasurer, social issues and investing, state debt and much more in an online forum Wednesday. The webinar was...

Death row presser

His mother was murdered. He wants Louisiana to spare her killer’s life

By Claire Sullivan August 16, 2023

In 1996, Shareef Cousin was 16. While his peers worried about prom and house chores, he was worried about being executed for a crime he didn’t commit. He spent three years as the youngest person...

An LSU bus sits on the side of the road on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, on Ben Hur Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

More Tiger Trails routes terminated, leaving many without a ride to campus

By Colin Falcon, Editor in Chief August 15, 2023

Parking and Transportation Services has cancelled the Garden District bus route, leaving many students living in the area without a reliable way of getting to campus. The summer semester ushered in several...

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy speaks about coronavirus on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 during the press conference with Vice President Mike Pence and other local officials at Tiger Stadium.

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy to teach class at LSU honors college this fall

By Claire Sullivan August 14, 2023

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is trading Congress for college — at least for a few hours each week. This fall semester, the Baton Rouge Republican will be teaching a 2000-level class at LSU’s Ogden...

The sun shines on the archway on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, near Allen Hall in Baton Rouge, La.

Extreme heat triggers a state of emergency in Louisiana. How can LSU students stay safe?

By Claire Sullivan August 14, 2023

LSU’s latest class of freshmen was just settling into campus Monday when Louisiana’s governor issued a state of emergency over the extreme heat. The Bayou State is used to high temperatures,...

A car passes by Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, a leaf and branch filled street the morning after Hurricane Ida struck Southern Louisiana near the East Campus Apartments on Veterans Drive.

NOAA ups its Atlantic hurricane season outlook to ‘above normal’

By Claire Sullivan August 10, 2023

With peak hurricane season beginning in mid-August, another group of forecasters say the Atlantic is in for more storms than they first thought. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

Ai Class Graphic

Some academics fear AI. LSU’s provost is leading a class on it

By John Buzbee August 8, 2023

To create a syllabus for the new class about artificial intelligence he’s teaching starting fall semester, LSU Vice President and Provost Roy Haggerty fittingly used ChatGPT in a move he believes...

The Sun shines on the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, on North Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

16 dead, thousands in emergency departments in Louisiana amid record heat

By Claire Sullivan August 7, 2023

Louisiana’s record-breaking summer has had fatal consequences. Sixteen people in the state died in June and July from heat-related causes, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Six of...