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FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo parade-goers carrying rainbow flags walk down a street during the LBGTQ Pride march in New York, to celebrate five decades of LGBTQ pride, marking the 50th anniversary of the police raid that sparked the modern-day gay rights movement. Democrats flooded Twitter and email inboxes this week with praise for the watershed Supreme Court decision shielding gay, lesbian and transgender people from job discrimination. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Students share their trans experience at LSU: ‘I still feel like it’s the right school for me’

By Maddie Scott & Bethany Bissell June 15, 2022

Sports Administration junior William Lamphier loves football. The year before she came to LSU, the team had won the national championship. It was part of the school’s draw when they made the decision...

The Office of Title IX sits Jan. 25, 2022, in 118 Himes Hall.

LSU releases biannual report on power-based violence showing three times more complaints than previous report

By Domenic Purdy June 13, 2022

The most recent LSU Title IX Biannual Report on Power Based Violence showed nearly three times as many complaints filed than in the previous report. The report, which covered the period between October...

Gov. John Bel Edwards during a press conference held shortly after the end of the 2022 regular legislative session. 

TOPS, tenure and transgender athletes: legislative session brought changes for every aspect of higher education

By Allison Allsop June 10, 2022

The recently wrapped-up legislative session brought a myriad of changes to every aspect of higher education, including alterations to athletic policies, a tenure study committee and infrastructure investments.  The...

Memorial Tower climbs into the sky on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Audit reveals LSU mishandled loan files, erroneously received federal funds for lost investment income

By Allison Allsop June 9, 2022

An audit of LSU revealed issues in the handling of funds and student loans. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor conducted their annual audit of the LSU system for the 2021 fiscal year. Auditor, Mike Waguespack,...

Bottles are labeled during a test run of the LSU AgCenter Food Incubator’s new bottling line, Feb. 4, 2020. / Courtesy of Olivia McClure

Inside FOODii: LSU AgCenter’s food business incubator

By Bethany Bissell June 9, 2022

When one of his family members got cancer, Joseph Francis, professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education at the veterinary school, became passionate about creating a product that could...

10,000 Women Letter to Laurie Lipsey Aronson

Progressive org led by LSU adjunct calls out Board of Supervisors member over gun violence

By Piper Hutchinson June 9, 2022

A progressive organization led by an LSU adjunct sent a letter Wednesday to LSU Board of Supervisors member and gun company CEO demanding action on gun violence.  The organization, 10,000 Women Louisiana,...

Gov. John Bel Edwards has been providing updates on coronavirus cases in Louisiana

Sine die: Edwards reflects on ‘world of difference’ in this legislative session

By Piper Hutchinson & Alex Tirado June 6, 2022

BATON ROUGE– As the legislature adjourned Monday, Gov. John Bel Edwards expressed his support for the investments in education and infrastructure, including a teacher pay raise of $1,500 and $300...

Men cover a roof with tarps, Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, a week after Hurricane Ida swept through the area. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Louisiana residents, still recovering from Hurricane Ida, brace for another brutal hurricane season

By Allison Allsop June 5, 2022

Pre-hurricane season predictions have Louisiana residents, many still recovering from hurricanes of years past, contending with the reality of another brutal storm season. The 2022 hurricane predictions...

Malcolm Baker and Dave Williams, of the Down South Burners Motorcycle Club, help hand out formula at a recent formula drive. / Photo credit: Allison Allsop, The Reveille

As parents fret about formula shortage, many turn to community for help

By Allison Allsop June 4, 2022

Parents struggling through the formula shortage have learned to rely on each other. AJ Calhoun, a graduate student studying clinical psychology, is a father to a 7-month-old. Calhoun’s daughter is...

A student walks past the Student Health Center on Thursday, June 2, 2022.

‘I’ve had to reuse syringes before’: student organization pushes for campus syringe program

By Bethany Bissell June 2, 2022

As someone who injects medicine each week, Microbiology senior August Steinkamp knows the importance of needle safety. “I’ve had to reuse syringes before,” Steinkamp said. “It’s...

A House committee advanced a bill sponsored by Sen. Katrina Jackson that would increase criminal penalties for abortion providers. Photo credit: Alex Tirado/LSU Manship School News Service 

Louisiana House approves harsher criminal penalties for abortion providers

By Piper Hutchinson June 2, 2022

Editor's note: This story was updated on Sunday to include the latest action on Senate Bills 342 and 388  BATON ROUGE–The Senate gave final passage Sunday to a bill that would enhance criminal...

Rep. Danny McCormick’s bill on concealed carry in general was amended to focus on school personnel / Piper Hutchinson, LSU Manship School News Service

Senate Committee guts ‘constitutional carry’ bill, amending it to allow teachers to carry concealed guns at schools

By Allison Allsop & Piper Hutchinson June 1, 2022

BATON ROUGE--A Senate committee struck provisions Wednesday that would have allowed for permit-less concealed carry dramatically altering a bill to instead allow for teachers to carry concealed guns on...