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Guests participate in the various dances on Saturday, April 15, 2023, inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center for Dance Marathon’s Big Event.

Dance Marathon at LSU raises over $93,000 for children’s hospital in annual fundraiser

By Lizzie Falcetti April 17, 2023

To cap off Dance Marathon at LSU’s annual fundraiser for the Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital, Baton Rouge community members stood together for 12 hours on Saturday in the Pete Maravich...

White Man Painting Graphic

‘A forced forgetting’: How a Republican culture war could shape Louisiana education

By Emily Bracher April 17, 2023

A Louisiana Republican Party committee voted unanimously on Saturday to ask the Legislature to ban diversity, equity and inclusion agencies and departments at schools—public and private—around...

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

Louisiana Republicans want an end to diversity measures at colleges

By Piper Hutchinson April 16, 2023

Note: Click here to see the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. The Louisiana Republican State Central Committee unanimously passed a resolution Saturday asking the legislature to ban diversity,...

LSU's campus sits on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La.

TOPS enrollment is on the decline. State officials are looking for a solution.

By Gabby Jimenez April 13, 2023

BATON ROUGE–State officials are trying to figure out how to remedy a decline in TOPS scholarship participation throughout the state. The Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, known as TOPS, is...

Innovate ticket heads Gigi Powers (left) and Anna Cate Strong (right) listen on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, during a Student Government judicial proceeding in the LSU Student Union on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Innovate given four penalties for SG code violations; president, VP will still be sworn in

By Corbin Ross April 13, 2023

The Student Government judicial branch issued the Innovate ticket four penalties for two violations of the Student Government election code. If a ticket receives six penalties, they're disqualified.Innovate...

Rep. Tony Bacala expressed concern about giving money to low-grade schools.

Louisiana House committee debates governor’s proposed teachers’ raises

By Molly Ryan April 12, 2023

BATON ROUGE–Conservative lawmakers’ concerns about spending some of the state’s surplus on teacher pay raises is already stirring up controversy on the third day of the session. Education...

Ethan Scheznel shows his dead flip phone to the camera in his backyard in Baton Rouge on April 4, 2023.

‘It was sweet,’ but couldn’t last: A temporary flip phone convert’s moment unplugged

By Cross Harris April 12, 2023

Ethan Schenzel smiles when he talks. Between tangents of earnest reflection and zig-zagged thoughts, he laughs, flashing a squinted grin, then stops to ponder the red paint peeling in strips from his backyard...

Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is term-limited, gave his final State of the State address Monday, April 10, 2023, highlighting some of his victories as governor.

Gov. Edwards calls for teacher pay raises amid big surplus in his last legislative session

By Molly Ryan April 10, 2023

BATON ROUGE–Gov. John Bel Edwards joined lawmakers at the start of the regular session Monday to outline his agenda in his final State of the State address and call on lawmakers to give pay raises...

A chemical fire burns at a facility during the aftermath of Hurricane Laura on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La.

U.N. panel issues dire warning on climate change. What does that mean for Louisiana?

By Oliver Butcher, News Editor April 10, 2023

A United Nations panel released its sixth assessment report on climate change in March, a culmination of years of research and the efforts of hundreds of scientists.The full 85-page report can be read...

Associate professor of rhetoric and cultural studies Ashley Mack smiles in a photo.

What is a confidential supporter? These LSU employees offer private help for sexual assault survivors

By Emily Bracher April 9, 2023

LSU has trained faculty and staff that act as confidential supporters for survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment and power-based violence.  Unlike other university employees who are required...

Students perform a traditional Lebanese dance during the International Fusion performance Thursday, April 6, 2023, at the LSU Student Union Theatre in Baton Rouge, La.

International fusion event celebrates cultures on campus: ‘You can meet people from all over the world’

By Lizzie Falcetti April 9, 2023

The International Student Association hosted an International Fusion event in the Student Union Theater on Thursday to promote diversity and understanding of all cultures at LSU through artistic performances. The...

Gubernatorial hopefuls Hunter Lundy, Richard Nelson, Shawn Wilson, John Schroder and Stephen Waguespack detail their higher education views.

Louisiana governor hopefuls talk tenure, student retention and more on higher education

By Piper Hutchinson April 9, 2023

Note: Click here to read the Louisiana Illuminator's original reporting. Stephen Waguespack thinks it’s time for the woke era of higher education to come to an end. Waguespack, a Republican candidate...