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Local and federal agents were on the scene shortly after Milton Scott's death in Baton Rouge in 1973 

The fatal shooting of Milton X Scott: Separated by a door and perspectives, a routine arrest turned deadly in 1973

First of two stories. Video here. BATON ROUGE—On a hot, quiet morning in July 1973, 21-year-old Milton Scott heard a loud knock at his door. Scott was lying in bed with his pregnant wife, Beverly,...

The LSU Library sits under a partially cloudy sky on Thursday, April 13, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Many LSU graduate assistants denied promised wage hike despite state dollars set aside for it

By Piper Hutchinson July 13, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. LSU was given $8 million in the state budget on the promise it would raise its minimum pay for all doctoral-seeking graduate...

LSU junior guard Danielle Ballard takes the ball down the court Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 during the Lady Tigers' 79-41 victory agaisnt Ole Miss in the PMAC.

Former LSU women’s basketball star Danielle Ballard dead at 29 after being hit by car

By Jayden Nguyen & Will Nickel July 13, 2023

Former women’s basketball player Danielle Ballard died Thursday after being hit by a car in Memphis, according to WREG-TV. Memphis police received a report of a pedestrian struck around 1:30 a.m....

Best of Reveille awards

Best of Reveille: Vote on the top stories from the last two semesters

By Reveille Staff Report July 12, 2023

The Reveille is giving out awards to its top stories from the last two semesters with the help of our readers.  You can vote in the polls below, on our Twitter, Instagram stories (starting at 5 p.m.)...

Leaves frame the John M. Parker Agricultural Center on Friday, July 7, 2023, near Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Research for new, climate-resistant rice strains begins with $10 million USDA backing

By Colin Falcon, Editor in Chief July 9, 2023

An LSU Agricultural Center professor and his team of 24 researchers have been backed by a $10 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to start a four-year project to develop new...

Louisiana LGBTQ Legislature Graphic Fitzmorris

Gov. John Bel Edwards vetos three anti-LGBTQ+ bills, trans community reacts to legislative session

By Jayden Nguyen & Colin Falcon July 7, 2023

During the 2023 regular congressional session, the Louisiana legislature sent three bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights to the governor’s office. Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed the anti-LGBTQ+ legislation...

LSU fans enjoy Game Day festivities outside the PMAC on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, on N. Stadium Drive, in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center project won’t receive ‘problem’ $50 million appropriation

By Piper Hutchinson July 7, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. Because of an improper appropriation, LSU’s plans to upgrade the Pete Maravich Assembly Center will get started with significantly...

Adjunct instructor at LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication and communications manager for the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Ginger Guttner stands outside Mike the Tiger's, LSU's live mascot, habitat on Friday, June 23, 2023, on North Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Why a woman pretends she’s Mike the Tiger on social media— it’s her job

By John Buzbee July 3, 2023

For over 10 years, part of Ginger Guttner’s job description has included impersonating a tiger on social media. The tiger goes by Mike VII; he’s LSU’s living mascot. Guttner is Mike’s...

Tree branches reach for the sky on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, near Memorial Tower in Baton Rouge, La.

Pay for Louisiana graduate assistants has not kept pace with inflation

By Piper Hutchinson June 29, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. In 1994, Jim Henderson was offered a graduate assistantship that came with a stipend the equivalent of almost $16,000 today....

Boxes of seltzers line refrigerated shelves Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Walmart on Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Hard seltzers or beer, which drink rules local bars? How a fad has grown to rival the standard

By Colin Falcon, Editor in Chief June 28, 2023

Young people and their seltzers. Since the sparkling beverage revolution of 2019, the two have been inseparable. White Claw was undoubtedly the first drink of its kind to reach household name status. Its...

Roses flourish in front of the capitol building on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La.

Is LSU’s Title IX Office affected by new power-based violence legislation? Not really, coordinator says

By John Buzbee June 26, 2023

Another piece of legislation designed to curb power-based violence and improve existing Title IX policies for state universities was signed into law on June 8. Act 211, previously Senate Bill 202, was...

Josh Grimm, interim dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication, smiles in a photo.

Manship interim dean violated policies, ‘dismissed’ faculty input in push to lower admissions standards

By Claire Sullivan June 24, 2023

The interim dean of the Manship School violated college policy and shut out faculty input at several turns in his push to lower admissions standards for the college, a Faculty Senate investigation concluded. Josh...