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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards updates the state on the Omicron variant on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, during a press conference inside the Louisiana State Capitol on North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Gov. Edwards calls for Lafayette judge to resign following use of racial slurs

By Piper Hutchinson December 18, 2021

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards called for Judge Michelle Odinet to resign at his end of year press conference on Dec. 16. Odinet, a Lafayette city judge, sparked nationwide outrage after a video was...

LSU announced in November a new Title IX program to provide training to faculty and staff on how to respond to students who have experienced sexual trauma.

New Title IX program aimed at helping faculty respond to students who have experienced sexual trauma

By Gabby Jimenez December 14, 2021

LSU’s Office of Diversity and Civil Rights announced Nov. 18 a new program to provide training to faculty and staff on how to respond to students who have experienced sexual trauma.  The program,...

LSU students participate in various activities on Mar. 3, 2021 on the Parade Ground.

Survey: 58% of LSU students identify sexual assault as difficult topic to discuss on campus

By Piper Hutchinson December 13, 2021

LSU students have more difficulty talking about sexual assault on campus than students at other universities, according to the latest college free speech rankings.Researchers asked students from over 150...

An LSU police car parks behind the Campus Public Safety building on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 on South Stadium Drive.

Report: LSU professor arrested after IT finds child pornography on work computer

By Reveille Staff Report December 11, 2021

An LSU agriculture professor was arrested Friday after police found videos of child rape and beastiality on his work computer, according to The Advocate.  Gerald Myers, a 61-year-old professor and...

Rep. Jeff Landry, R-La., talks to supporters at his election night watch party in Broussard, La., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/The Lafayette Daily Advertiser, Allyce Andrew) NO SALES

Louisiana AG demands LSU punish professor for criticizing public official following Faculty Senate meeting

By Piper Hutchinson December 9, 2021

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry called on LSU to punish mass communication professor Bob Mann for insulting his assistant on Twitter following the LSU Faculty Senate’s Dec. 7 meeting.  Mann...

Students take their exams at the Center for Assessment and Evaluation on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in Himes Hall.

Himes Testing Center loses power in middle of testing, closes for the night

By Piper Hutchinson December 8, 2021

Himes Testing Center lost power Wednesday around 8:45 p.m. as a room full of students were taking tests for finals, forcing the testing center to close for the rest of the night. "The lights went...

Concept design for LSUA Student Success Center. Concept design subject to change. 

LSU Alexandria aims to establish $10-million student success center

By Corbin Ross December 5, 2021

LSU Alexandria is set to establish a $10-million student success center in spring 2022, pending the Louisiana Legislature's approval during the next session in March. The expansion would consolidate student...

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards updates the state on the Omicron variant on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, during a press conference inside the Louisiana State Capitol on North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Omicron detected in Louisiana. Still much unknown about the variant

By Piper Hutchinson December 4, 2021

The first probable case of the Omicron variant has been detected in New Orleans, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.The case involves somebody who recently traveled within the United States....

The legal team representing LSU Associate Athletic Director Sharon Lewis in her $50 million lawsuit against the University host a press conference on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in front of the 19th District Court.

RICO claims dismissed in Sharon Lewis’ federal lawsuit against LSU athletics

By Dylan Sanders December 3, 2021

A $50 million lawsuit against LSU filed by Associate Athletic Director Sharon Lewis had major claims thrown out by a federal judge on Thursday. The Advocate was the first to report the development.  Lewis...

LSU Faculty Senate President Mandi Lopez addresses the room on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, as the Faculty Senate meeting begins in the Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex in Baton Rouge, La.

Reveille sends letter to Faculty Senate following group’s illegal executive session

By Josh Archote December 2, 2021

The Reveille sent a letter Wednesday to LSU Faculty leadership demanding that the public body abide by Louisiana open meetings law and not illegally close its meetings to members of the public.  The...

Norimoto Murai spent 37 years at LSU's College of Agriculture.

‘A brilliant and passionate scientist’: LSU community mourns loss of longtime professor Norimoto Murai

By Domenic Purdy December 1, 2021

Norimoto Murai, an accomplished LSU professor and researcher of 37 years who instilled in his students a strong work ethic and love for science, died Nov. 20 in the hospital after he was struck by a vehicle...

Students wait in line to enter the Center for Assessment and Evaluation on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in Himes Hall.

‘It feels like I’m being deprived of valuable time’: Students prepare for return of in-person final exams

By Henry Weldon December 1, 2021

After a three-semester hiatus from in-person exams, LSU students are preparing to return to the stressful environment of proctored testing in Himes Hall. Many students, like psychology sophomore Daniel...