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Traffic comes to a halt Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, LA.

Baton Rouge traffic ranked fourth worst in U.S. behind Los Angeles, New York and Miami

By Josh Archote February 17, 2022

Baton Rouge traffic is the fourth worst in the U.S. behind Los Angeles, New York and Miami only, according to a traffic index ranking by TomTom, an electronics company. Congestion levels in Louisiana’s...

Raccoon falls through 459 Dining Hall ceiling in room of packed students

Raccoon falls through 459 Dining Hall ceiling in room of packed students

By Chandler McIntosh February 16, 2022

A raccoon fell through the ceiling of the 459 Dining Hall into the dining area Wednesday night as students were eating. Pictures and videos taken by students capture diners watching as the confused raccoon...

The Sun peaks out from behind the State Capitol on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at 900 North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Republican iconoclast rips ‘lazy’ Legislature for killing Supreme Court bill: ‘Too stupid to work together’

BATON ROUGE—The only Republican bill that would have increased minority representation through redistricting reached its death on the House floor Wednesday, prompting its author to give his fellow...

US coast to see century’s worth of sea level rise by 2050. Louisiana projected to see worst of it

US coast to see century’s worth of sea level rise by 2050. Louisiana projected to see worst of it

By Josh Archote February 16, 2022

In the next 30 years, sea levels along U.S. coastlines are projected to rise by the same amount they did in the last 100 years, a government report released Tuesday warns. Louisiana is projected to see...

Proposed Louisiana Supreme Court map filed by Representative Barry Ivey, R-Central. The map, presented in House Bill 22, would create a second majority minority district in the seven-member Supreme Court. 

Lone Republican seeks to increase minority representation in Louisiana electoral maps

By Piper Hutchinson February 16, 2022

A Republican-majority redistricting committee advanced a bill that would add an additional majority Black district to the seven-member Louisiana Supreme Court. HB22, the only bill authored by a Republican...

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Friends and family mourn loss of LSU engineering senior Justin Fields: ‘A beautiful mind’

By Maddie Scott February 16, 2022

LSU is mourning the death of mechanical engineering senior Justin Fields after a fatal car accident on Jan. 30 at the intersection of Burbank Drive and Ben Hur Road. He turned 22 the day of the incident.Fields...

Mechanical engineering junior Colin Raby and broadcast journalism sophomore Georgia Peck are running for student body president and vice president under the ticket name "Rise Tigers."

Rise Tigers ticket enters presidential race seeking to unite campus, end partisanship

By Corbin Ross February 15, 2022

Mechanical engineering junior Colin Raby and broadcast journalism sophomore Georgia Peck have entered the Student Government presidential race under the ticket name "Rise Tigers." Raby and Peck announced...

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Red flags, confidence boosters, odd dates: LSU students share mixed opinions on online dating apps

By Maddie Scott February 14, 2022

As LSU freshman Maddi Boshra was grieving a messy breakup, she found solace in the popular dating app Hinge, where users can match with and respond to each others’ profile prompts. Boshra swipes...

A stand with selected books celebrating Black History Month sits Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022 in LSU's Barnes and Nobles on LSU's campus.

LSU Black History Month celebration calendar ‘most extensive it has ever been’

By Chandler McIntosh February 12, 2022

LSU’s African American Cultural Center will host an array of events in the coming weeks to celebrate Black History Month.  The Clarence L. Barney Jr. African American Cultural Center partnered...

Devin Scott and Isabella Rovere announced their intent to run for student body president and vice president Jan. 16. 

Scott-Rovere ticket jumps into SG presidential race with Title IX, minority student access goals

By Corbin Ross February 11, 2022

Political Science juniors Devin Scott and Isabella Rovere announced their campaigns for student body president and vice president in January. Major policy issues they stressed were increasing inclusivity...

LSU president William F. Tate IV speaks at the Our Lady of the Lake and LCMC Health investment press conference Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at the LSU Foundation Center for Philanthropy in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU receives $245 million investment from OLOL, LCMC Health for new building, research development

By Lara Nicholson February 11, 2022

LSU President William F. Tate IV announced Friday morning that Our Lady of the Lake and LCMC Health will donate $245 million to the university over the next 10 years, the largest philanthropic investment...

The door to the green house sits closed on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at the LSU Hill Farm Gardens on South Campus Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

More green, less gray: Campus Sustainability looking for eco-friendly student initiatives

By Chandler McIntosh February 10, 2022

LSU Campus Sustainability is accepting student proposals and prioritizing green space accessibility to produce a more sustainable campus.Tammy Millican, director of Facility and Property Oversight, said...