There are four candidates in the East Baton Rouge mayor-president election that polled above 2% – incumbent Sharon Weston Broome and Ted James, both Democrats, and Republicans "Sid" Edwards and Steve...
A newly effective law allows for administrators of Louisiana public universities to adjust the cost of tuition and fees for specific degree paths, especially as it relates to higher-cost programs.
The...
Louisiana’s public university systems and officials have been told to brace for a possible $250 million budget deficit ahead of next year’s fiscal forecast, largely because of the expiration...
Gov. Jeff Landry told reporters at an unrelated Tuesday morning press conference he was enthused and pushing toward getting LSU’s live mascot Mike the Tiger to once again tour Death Valley’s...
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill last week called the cash bonus incentives included in LSU President William F. Tate IV’s recently renegotiated contract “an unconstitutional donation.”
Tate’s...
A few Louisiana politicians are pushing for LSU’s live Mike the Tiger mascot to debut on the sidelines of Death Valley, multiple media outlets are reporting.An article originating from the Louisiana...
Another piece of legislation designed to curb power-based violence and improve existing Title IX policies for state universities was signed into law on June 8.
Act 211, previously Senate Bill 202, was...
BATON ROUGE–Under a compromise approved in the chaotic closing minutes of the spring session Thursday, state lawmakers limited a $2,000 pay increase for teachers to a one-year stipend and cut $100...
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Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, will veto three anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed by the Republican-dominated Louisiana Legislature.
When...
BATON ROUGE—The House voted 85-19 Wednesday to raise the Legislature’s limit on spending to make use of much of the large pile of extra cash flowing into state coffers.
Senate Concurrent Resolution...
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On the first day of Pride month, the Louisiana Senate revived a proposed ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender...
He paced the Tiger Stadium sidelines, gave rousing locker room speeches and traveled with the football team. But this unofficial coach could not leave Louisiana without temporarily giving up his gubernatorial...
