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Rally members hold up a poster saying “Justice for Deaughn Willis” Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Free Speech Plaza in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Activists, students hold protest in Free Speech Alley for Baton Rouge resident killed by police

By Maddie Scott & Corbin Ross April 9, 2022

A protest organized by BR for The People visited Free Speech Alley Wednesday to bring awareness to the death of Deaughn Willis, a 25-year-old Black Baton Rouge resident who was shot and killed by...

Governor Edwards, President Tate, Chair of the LSU Board of Supervisors Rémy Starns, and others cut the ribbon on Thursday, April 7, 2022, during the LSU Memorial Tower Museum ceremony on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU reopens Memorial Tower interior after four years, showcases new military museum

By Corbin Ross April 9, 2022

LSU reopened Memorial Tower Thursday night after a ceremony conducted by the LSU Ole War Skule and ROTC. Visitors can now visit the William A. Brookshire military museum within the tower.  Memorial...

Laville Hall sits Wednesday, April 6, 2022, on LSU's campus.

Break-ins, unwanted visits and faulty security measures at dorms put LSU students at risk

By John Buzbee & Maddie Scott April 8, 2022

Students in residential halls across LSU’s campus have reported security breaches during the 2021-2022 school year and expressed doubts about safety in campus halls. The most recent incident...

Sen. Beth Mizell sponsored a bill that would require athletes from the elementary through collegiate level to compete based on their sex at birth.

Senate committee greenlights bill targeting transgender athletes

By Piper Hutchinson April 8, 2022

The Senate Education Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing in accordance with their gender identity. Senate Bill 44, sponsored by Sen. Beth Mizell,...

The LSU Student Union sits closed on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Student Union McDonald’s to be replaced by first SONIC on a college campus

By Reveille Staff Report April 7, 2022

The LSU Student Union will house the first SONIC location on a college campus in late 2022, according to a university press release.The SONIC Drive-In will take McDonald's current spot in the Student...

A Faculty Senator raises a hand during a vote on Thursday, March 24, 2022, inside the LSU Law Center on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Faculty Senate weighs seeking an open meetings law exemption

By Piper Hutchinson April 7, 2022

LSU Faculty senators are discussing seeking a legislative carve-out to Louisiana's open meetings law.  The Senate, which has a slew of open meetings law compliance issues dating back to their founding...

The LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital is located on Skip Bertman Drive & River Road, Baton Rouge on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Report: LSU defends laboratory animal mistreatment claims

By Reveille Staff Report April 7, 2022

LSU self-reported to the National Institute of Health that its researchers violated animal welfare guidelines 11 times between 2018 and 2021. An animal rights group said the university failed to meet standard...

Edmund Kirby Smith Hall sits Wednesday, March 30, 2022, on Aster Street at LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

LSU will demolish Kirby Smith using disassembling method instead of controlled implosion

By Chandler McIntosh April 7, 2022

LSU will demolish Kirby Smith Hall in June using a top-down disassembling method instead of a controlled implosion like previously planned, according to Roger Husser, assistant vice president of LSU...

In close race, EVOLVE wins spring 2022 Student Government campaign, most Senate seats

In close race, EVOLVE wins spring 2022 Student Government campaign, most Senate seats

By Corbin Ross April 6, 2022

Political communication junior Lizzie Shaw and psychology junior Nick St. Mary won the 2022 Student Government race for student body president and vice president Monday in a close race. Shaw will be the...

People line up outside of the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Friday, April 1, 2022, on LSU Avenue in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

AgMagic, an interactive children’s event, returns to the LSU AgCenter after a two-year hiatus

By Chandler McIntosh April 5, 2022

The LSU AgCenter invited children in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas to experience AgMagic, a Louisiana agricultural-focused event, after a two-year hiatus.According to the AgCenter website, AgMagic...

LSU student government Evolve presidential candidate Lizzie Shaw speaks Thursday, March 24, 2022, at the Student Government debate in the Journalism Building on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, LA.

EVOLVE campaign wins 2022 Student Government election

By Corbin Ross April 4, 2022

The EVOLVE ticket, headed by presidential candidate Lizzie Shaw and vice presidential candidate Nick St. Mary, won the 2022 spring student-body presidential election.  "I'm so excited to put into...

Members of the Social Workers Advocating for Equality club set up a table Friday March 25 in Free Speech Alley in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU students discuss LGBTQ women’s issues and campus safety during Women’s History Month table-sit

By Alexa Hatten April 3, 2022

Members of the Social Workers Advocating for Equality club set up a table March 25 in Free Speech Alley to encourage students to engage in conversation about LGBTQ women’s issues as part of Women’s...