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LSU student government F*** Around and Find Out campaign and Rise campaign represent themselves Thursday, March 24, 2022, at the Student Government debate in the Journalism Building on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, LA.

Four campaigns speak on Title IX, Student Government transparency at 2022 SG debate

By Maddie Scott & Bella Dardano March 26, 2022

Eight candidates running for Student Government president and vice president spoke on campus issues at SG’s annual debate on Thursday, including Title IX, and SG transparency. The four campaigns,...

Cottonwood Books sits Sunday, March 20, 2022, at 3054 Perkins Rd as one of Baton Rouge's last independent book stores.

Residents fight to keep beloved Baton Rouge bookstore alive through donations

By Xander Gennarelli March 26, 2022

Inside the last independent bookstore in Baton Rouge, narrow aisles divide packed and overflowing bookshelves. The hardcovers and paperbacks that fill the small building are interrupted by the occasional...

LSU student government F*** Around and Find Out presidential candidate Harris Quadir and vice presidential candidate Matt McClure represent their campaign Thursday, March 24, 2022, at the Student Government debate in the Journalism Building on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, LA.

‘F*** Around and Find Out’ jumps into SG presidential race with unconventional ticket

By Maddie Scott March 25, 2022

Architecture seniors Harris Quadir and Matt McClure entered the Student Government presidential race under the ticket name, “F*** Around and Find Out” on March 7. Their campaign advocates for...

Rep. Barbara Carpenter calls for the death penalty for parents who kill their own children.

Committee greenlights bill that would authorize the death penalty for parents who kill their children

By Piper Hutchinson March 24, 2022

The House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice advanced a bill Thursday that would allow parents who are convicted of killing their minor children to receive the death penalty. HB68, authored...

LSU mechanical engineering freshman Tristan Norwood exhales a cloud of smoke Thursday, March 10, 2022, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, LA.

Researchers studying vape usage among LSU students, effective ways to help people quit

By Alexa Hatten March 24, 2022

An LSU psychology professor and doctoral candidate are conducting a study to gauge vape use among LSU students to find effective ways to stop nicotine addiction. Amy Copeland, a psychology professor,...

This tally of votes of a 1985 Faculty Council election is one of the only example of a recorded vote in the Faculty Senate and Faculty Council archives, but still does not comply with Open Meetings Law.

LSU faculty representative bodies have been violating Louisiana’s open meetings law for decades

By Piper Hutchinson March 24, 2022

LSU's Faculty Senate and Faculty Council have been violating Louisiana's open meetings law since its implementation in 1973.  The Senate and Council are representative bodies for LSU faculty...

Debris surrounds extensive damage to homes after a tornado Tuesday night in Arabie, La., Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Louisiana is sending 300 National Guard troops to the New Orleans area where tornadoes flipped cars, ripped off rooftops. (Scott Clause /The Daily Advertiser via AP)

Large tornado rips through New Orleans, killing one and destroying several homes

By Xander Gennarelli March 23, 2022

A tornado ripped through East New Orleans Tuesday night, killing one, injuring multiple others and causing extensive damage. Over 16,000 residents lost power after the tornado destroyed multiple homes...

A visitor reads through a book Sunday, March 20, 2022, at the annual Book Bazaar that took place in the John M Parker Agricultural Coliseum on LSU's campus.

Baton Rouge residents, LSU students buy affordable books in bulk at LSU Book Bazaar

By Maddie Scott & Alexa Hatten March 23, 2022

Baton Rouge residents and LSU students gathered at the Book Bazaar from March 17-20 at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum, an annual event organized by the LSU Library to sell used books at affordable...

Sonny Boyd said he and his brother Leland are talking about their father’s involvement with the Klan to help keep history from repeating itself.

Sons of KKK member reflect on relationship with their late father: ‘We never did really reconcile those differences’

By Josh Archote March 22, 2022

This is the third in a three-part series. Leland and Sonny Boyd say some relatives and old friends wonder why they are speaking publicly about their father’s involvement in the Ku Klux Klan in 1960s...

LSU Faculty Senate member Daniel Tirone address the Senate Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021, during the last Faculty Senate meeting of the semester in Room 301 in the LSU Student Union.

LSU faculty preparing for fight against lawmakers eying changes to Louisiana tenure policies

By Piper Hutchinson March 22, 2022

A resolution introduced in the Louisiana Senate would create a task force to study tenure policies at the state’s colleges and universities, worrying LSU faculty members that lawmakers may pass laws...

Several LSU Gumbo yearbooks sit on their shelf on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, inside the LSU Library in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU seniors express conflicting opinions about the digital format of The Gumbo yearbook

By Chandler McIntosh March 22, 2022

As budget cuts prevent the production of physical yearbooks, LSU seniors have conflicting opinions about the new digital format.LSU’s yearbook, The Gumbo, is produced by the LSU Office of Student...

A Toyota sits flooded Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, during Tropical Depression Nicholas in the Tiger Stadium Lot on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU will close at noon on Tuesday due to severe weather threat

By Reveille Staff Report March 21, 2022

LSU will close on Tuesday at noon due to the threat of severe weather, according to an email sent from the university. Classes and on-campus activities after this time will be canceled. Residence halls,...