As students from across Louisiana showed up at the Capitol on Wednesday to support higher education funding, turnout from the flagship campus was noticeably weaker than the rest.
Students were encouraged...
As a new measure to keep students safe, LSUPD may update emergency call boxes around campus.
The current call boxes work like telephones. Users dial 911 or the police department to speak with an officer....
With incidents of police violence and brutality fresh in the nation’s mind, the Louisiana State Legislature will consider House Bill 183 during the current legislative session to provide more law...
Hundreds of bills are taking their first steps to becoming Louisiana laws today, but as “Schoolhouse Rock!” put it, many have a long journey ahead.
The legislative session begins at noon today...
Uzi submachine guns will be a topic of discussion when the Louisiana State Legislature convenes at its April session. Lawmakers will consider a bill making it illegal to give the weapon to children ages...
Senators Jack Donahue, R-Mandeville, and Conrad Appel, R-Metairie, announced Wednesday their intent to change TOPS awards in the upcoming legislative session.
Senate Bill 48 will keep the TOPS award amount...
It may be more difficult to get a DWI in Louisiana if House Bill 132 passes in the upcoming session.
A bill proposed in the Louisiana State Legislature would make it illegal for establishments to...
Statewide budget cuts are prompting Louisiana legislators to propose possible solutions to keep the state afloat — even constitutional amendments.
Louisiana state Rep. Franklin Foil, R-Baton Rouge,...
Director of The Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz will be answering questions about college affordability on Twitter at 12:30 p.m. today via her handle @Cecilia44.
Students can tweet questions...
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s executive budget for the 2016 fiscal year calls for a $141.3 million reduction to Louisiana higher education spending. Jindal made the announcement Friday morning to the Joint...
Gov. Bobby Jindal said the projected $1.6 billion financial shortfall for the state is primarily due to plummeting oil prices, but a top Louisiana economist said the cuts spring from other problems.
Greg...
Legislators knew the budget shortfall was coming, and it’s happened before.
Higher education faced a 30 percent budget cut in 2008, said LSU President F. King Alexander. The upcoming cut will...
