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

What the House Republican budget proposal means for higher education

By Piper Hutchinson May 22, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. Near midnight Thursday, LSU students received a “shots fired” text from university police. The next morning,...

Crime Scene Tape

28-year-old killed in parking garage after shooting near LSU’s campus

By Will Nickel & Jayden Nguyen May 19, 2023

One person was killed Thursday night in a shooting inside a parking garage near LSU’s campus on Highland Road, according to BRPD. The body of 28-year-old Devonta Matthews was found dead “from...

From the Reveille Vault: Library is officially dedicated today

From the Reveille Vault: Library is officially dedicated today

By The Daily Reveille May 18, 2023

Editor's note: This article was originally published by the Reveille on Friday, October 23, 1959. The original can be found here.  Week of Activity Is Climaxed Today  Climaxing a week of activity,...

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LSU Natural Science Museum hosts third largest university-based bird collection with over 500 birds

By Colin Falcon, Editor in Chief May 17, 2023

One bird has a long and slender beak, perfect to pluck an unsuspecting bug off a twig. Another, on display above the first, could crack acorns open with its short and stubby beak. Studio arts freshmen...

The Frey Computing Services Center sits on a sunny Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

Faculty members upset with new IT policies: ‘Not the way a research minded university works’

By John Buzbee May 16, 2023

Paragraph by paragraph, word by word, Faculty Senate’s ad hoc committee on information technology nears a month since it first began scrutinizing over 14 new policy statements LSU’s Information...

LSU political communications senior Isabella Matthews stands on the creative crosswalk while talking to media. 

LSU student-led creative crosswalk completed, ‘I walked out and concrete was being poured, I almost cried’

By Payton Manuel May 16, 2023

A new crosswalk with a creative twist has been painted on LSU’s campus to improve pedestrian safety for students. LSU professor Robert Mann and his political communication students have worked on...

The sign reads "Welcome to Tigerland" on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, in Tigerland on Bob Petit Blvd. in Baton Rouge, La.

Students call for safer university transportation at Tigerland: ‘My rideshare was an ambulance’

By Emily Bracher May 12, 2023

Every weekend, dozens of students head to the Tigerland bars right off campus. Many will use a rideshare app to get there, others a designated driver.But some students choose to walk the distance home...

TikTok

TikTok could soon be banned on college campus WiFi in Louisiana

By Piper Hutchinson May 12, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. TikTok could soon be expelled from Louisiana’s colleges and universities under a bill advancing through the legislature.  House...

Rep. Delisha Boyd, D-Orleans, discussed her bill that would have provided exceptions to abortion in cases of rape and incest.

Louisiana House committee shoots down rape, incest exceptions to near-total abortion ban

By Molly Ryan May 12, 2023

BATON ROUGE–A bill that would have added exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban for cases of rape and incest was rejected Wednesday by the House Criminal Justice Committee. After hours of emotional...

John Raymond and Rep. Delisha Boyd, D-New Orleans, testify in front of the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

Louisiana House committee shoots down bill to ban LGBTQ employment discrimination

BATON ROUGE—A House committee on Wednesday shot down a bill in a 7-5 vote that would have banned employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill would have added...

A memorial set up for Madison Brooks sits on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, on Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Grand jury indicts driver of car where alleged rape of Madison Brooks occurred: Report

By Claire Sullivan May 3, 2023

The man who was driving the car when LSU student Madison Brooks was allegedly raped was indicted Wednesday on two rape charges by an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury, according to a report by WBRZ. Casen...

A corridor leading to Memorial Tower frames a view Monday, April 24, 2023, on LSU's campus.

Freshmen review their first year at LSU and offer advice to incoming class

By Lizzie Falcetti May 1, 2023

Freshman experience a wide-range of new experiences coming into college. Some fears they expect—others, they don’t. After living on campus for nearly a full school year, freshmen class...