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LSU President William F. Tate speaks with Senator Stewart Cathey Jr. Wednesday, April 20, 2022, during the annual LSU Day at the Capitol at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.

Louisiana Legislature approves task force to study tenure

By Piper Hutchinson May 23, 2022

BATON ROUGE–The House gave final passage Monday to a resolution to study tenure policies at universities in Louisiana. Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, sponsored by Sen. Stewart Cathey, R-Monroe,...

The Louisiana state capitol stands tall on Oct. 2, 2017, in downtown Baton Rouge.

Faculty pay raises, infrastructure and supercomputers: here’s what’s coming for LSU in budget bills

By Piper Hutchinson May 22, 2022

The Louisiana Legislature passed a bundle of budget bills Thursday, which included funds for faculty pay raises, infrastructure and LSU President William Tate IV’s Pentagon Plan. For the first time...

The State Capitol sits beyond a lake on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at 900 North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Louisiana House committee shuts down bills seeking to prevent teaching of racial concepts

By Allison Allsop May 18, 2022

BATON ROUGE--The House Education Committee on Tuesday killed two bills by a conservative lawmaker that would have prohibited teaching concepts related to race, ethnicity, national origin and sex. The committee...

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Louisiana House committee advances bill to ban hair discrimination

By Piper Hutchinson May 17, 2022

BATON ROUGE--The Louisiana House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure advanced a bill Monday that would prohibit discrimination based on certain hairstyles. House Bill 41, sponsored by Rep. Candace Newell,...

A Turning Point supporter holds a sign in protest of vaccine mandates Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 during the LSU chapter Turning Point Freedom Rally on the Parade Ground at LSU’s campus.

House committee advances a bill prohibiting vaccine discrimination

By Piper Hutchinson May 17, 2022

BATON ROUGE--The House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure advanced a bill Monday that would prohibit discrimination over vaccination or immunity status. House Bill 252, sponsored by Rep. Kathy Edmonston,...

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 

House committee approves two abortion restriction bills

By Piper Hutchinson May 17, 2022

BATON ROUGE–The House Committee on Health and Welfare Tuesday approved two anti-abortion bills in bipartisan votes. Senate Bill 342, sponsored by Sen. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, would increase criminal...

Sen. Beth Mizell, R-Franklinton, speaks in the Senate Chambers during a veto session in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Louisiana state senators have narrowly voted to overturn Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' rejection of a bill prohibiting transgender students from participating in school sports. The vote came Tuesday on the opening day of the first veto session under the state's nearly 50-year-old constitution. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

House passes bill restricting transgender athletes

By Piper Hutchinson May 17, 2022

BATON ROUGE–The House passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing according to their gender identity. Senate Bill 44, sponsored by Sen. Beth Mizell, R-Franklinton,...

Ice encases the branches of trees on Feb. 15, 2021 near Memorial Tower.

University names Oregon State’s Roy Haggerty to executive vice president and provost

By Domenic Purdy May 17, 2022

Roy Haggerty, current dean of the College of Science and Professor of Environmental Geology at Oregon State University, has been named LSU’s next executive vice president and provost, the university...

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Student senate passes bill calling for university to divest from companies exploiting environment, human rights

By Domenic Purdy May 16, 2022

In the final session of student government on April 20, a bill urging the university to cut ties with all companies that benefit from abuses of both human rights and the environment was passed with near...

The Louisiana State Capitol rises into the sky on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at 900 North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Louisiana Senate committee reduces proposed faculty raises, approves money for LSU cybersecurity program

By Piper Hutchinson May 16, 2022

The Louisiana Senate Committee on Finance on Sunday reduced the proposed Faculty pay raise from 5% to 3% and allocated funds for special projects at LSU. Gov. John Bel Edwards proposed $31 million for...

Participants march from Pleasant Hall to the Student Health Center on Wednesday, May 12, 2022.

Ceremony to honor plantation slave workers buried on campus grounds led by faculty, students

By Maddie Scott May 14, 2022

After an LSU professor realized the Student Health Center was built atop a cemetery for enslaved plantation workers, he found himself a year later standing on the SHC’s grounds reading the names...

The Edward J. Gay Apartments stand tall on Saturday, April 30, 2022, on Spruce Lane in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU International and grad students concerned about housing as Edward Gay apartments near closure

By Chandler McIntosh May 12, 2022

As the 2021-2022 academic year comes to a close, Edward Gay residents express concerns as they attempt to find new housing solutions for when the apartments close in June 2023. Aswathy Anakkathil Pradeep,...