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An official investigates the scene where two female Southern University students were killed at The Cottages Apartment Complex in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, April 10, 2016. Detectives didn't immediately identify any suspects or motives in the shooting, which occurred in a parking lot outside an apartment complex around 2 a.m., said Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola Jr. (Patrick Dennis/The Advocate via AP) MAGS OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT; NO FORNS; LOUISIANA BUSINESS INC. OUT (INCLUDING GREATER BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT, 225, 10/12, INREGISTER, LBI CUSTOM); MANDATORY CREDIT

OPINION: Body cameras keep police and people safe

By Charlie Bonacquisti @Charlie_Bonac2 April 14, 2016

Recent incidents between police officers and the public have led to increased tensions, which is why the Baton Rouge Police Department needs body cameras for every officer on duty. In October 2015, the...

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2009, file photo, New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith sits on the bench during the NFL football game in New Orleans. An attorney for the family of Smith said Wednesday, April 13, 2016, that the former Saints star did not brandish a gun or have it on him before he was shot to death last weekend. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

OPINION: Stricter gun control would have saved Will Smith, SU victims

By Clarke Perkins @ClarkePerkins April 13, 2016

When will everyone realize guns are not the answer? Saturday night, two Southern University students and former Saints player Will Smith were shot and killed in two separate incidents. If those shootings...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks with reporters about his budget cut proposal for the upcoming fiscal year after speaking to the House Appropriations Committee, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards is proposing to close a $750 million budget shortfall with cuts to the TOPS free college tuition program, safety net hospitals for the poor and public schools. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

OPINION: Higher TOPS ACT requirement promotes success, discourages mediocrity

By Garrett Marcel @Gret419 April 13, 2016

Louisiana’s legislature is cutting TOPS funding to balance the budget. Turning TOPS into a loan program is the best solution to save money, but the current plan to raise the minimum ACT requirement...

LSU freshman defensive tackle Davon Godchaux (57) lunges toward ULM senior quarterback Pete Thomas (14) Saturday, Sep. 13, 2014 during the Tigers' 31-0 victory against the Warhawks in Tiger Stadium.

Making LSU sports a protected class hurts other universities

By Garrett Hines @garrettH_tdr April 12, 2016

If a proposed bill is enacted into law as written, we can kiss Louisiana post-secondary athletics as we know it goodbye. Rep. Steve Carter, R-Baton Rouge, introduced HB 971, which would require all non-LSU...

DeKalb County State's Attorney Richard Schmack looks back into the courtroom on Friday, April 1, 2016, in Sycamore, Ill., during a hearing in the murder case of Jack McCullough. McCullough was convicted in 2012 for the 1957 killing of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph, of Sycamore. McCullough's attorneys Gabriel Fuentes and Shaun Van Horn filed a motion Thursday requesting DeKalb County Judge William Brady, left, to vacate their client's murder conviction or release him on bond. Brady denied both motions. McCullough's lawyers filed the motion, citing a report from Schmack that concluded old files and some new evidence demonstrated McCullough couldn't possibly have killed Ridulph. (Danielle Guerra/Daily Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; CHICAGO TRIBUNE OUT

OPINION: Further inaction on public defender funding will cripple justice in Louisiana

By Jack Richards @JayEllRichy April 12, 2016

If you’re planning on running for legislative office next election cycle, here’s a ready-made attack for your totally-not-affiliated super-pac to lob at your opponent in a 30-second ad. It’ll...

Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

OPINION: Jennifer Lawrence body shames rather than supports

By Allie Cobb @alliecobbler April 11, 2016

Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence made headlines April 7 when she shamed the media for its stance on body positivity and urged them to adopt a new “normal.” In an interview with Harper’s...

What will you do if LSU implements new tailgating policies?"Laugh as a drunken mob of LSU "fans" riot in response." 

OPINION: Student body needs to prioritize what it protests

By Michael Beyer @michbeyer April 11, 2016

LSU, you need to sort out your priorities. This past week, many students lined the Student Union’s Capital Chamber to protest proposed new tailgating rules during a town hall, according to The Daily...

A fan walks the Homecoming parade dressed head to toe in a tiger suit.

Opinion: Proposed tailgating changes are detrimental to student body voice

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin April 10, 2016

Let’s talk about tailgating. The policies the University may enforce should concern anyone who has participated in and enjoyed football festivities in the fall, y’all. Last week, I made fun...

The Board of Regents hear motions from different subcommittees Aug. 21, 2013 in the Louisiana Purchase Room located in the Claiborne Building in Downtown Baton Rouge.

Opinion: Streamlining Louisiana’s bureaucracy is a step toward the people’s will

By Justin DiCharia @JDiCharia April 10, 2016

Louisiana has 485 government boards and commissions. It’s the Amazon rainforest of bureaucracy, and for a state so red that it took a prostitution scandal to put a Democrat in state office, an inconsistent...

The LSU police department is testing new equipment which automatically scans and pulls up data on nearby license plates.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sexual assault cases more complex than officer portrays

To the editor: In response to the April 6th article "Vast majority of LSUPD rape reports since 2010 fall on gamedays, gameday weekends," I would like to contribute to the conversation. I served as a sexual...

Reps. Jack McFarland, R-Jonesboro, and Steve Pylant, R-Winnsboro, listen to a presentation from Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne to the House Appropriations Committee about upcoming budget cuts, on Monday, March 21, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

SATIRE: Tax-paying tax-payers demand to tax taxing tax-makers

By Garrett Marcel @Gret419 April 7, 2016

This article is satire and purely meant for the reader’s enjoyment. Louisiana is raising taxes on everything and cutting out exemptions. It is feeling like a twisted episode of Oprah — You...

A committee from the LSU Dean of Students' office held a meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2016, for students to voice their opinions on possible changes to the University's tailgating policies.

SATIRE: Students forget budget woes due to proposed tailgating rules

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin April 7, 2016

This article is satire and purely meant for the reader’s enjoyment. LSU students woke up from their alcohol-induced naps this week to protest proposed changes to the University’s tailgating...