If the federal government doesn’t agree to raise the debt ceiling next week, University students may see an impact on their financial aid packages. Disagreement about the debt ceiling could lead...
Congress’ recent inability to pass a new budget has halted several government services and stirred up protest from some University students.
Nutrition and food sciences sophomore Lauren Guillot...
1. No visiting national parks, national monuments and most D.C. museums. This includes the Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite National Park, which celebrated its 123rd birthday Tuesday. Those...
As international leaders debate what action to take in Syria, University students and faculty members gathered together for their own panel discussion where, much like the politicians, no one could agree...
An appeals court denied the University's appeal Friday to keep the names of its presidential search committee finalists secret.
The appeal came after approval by the Board of Supervisors in June.
In April,...
Along with the conclusion of the state legislative session on June 6, several bills were introduced that could affect students and residents around Baton Rouge.
LSU given permission to increase fees...
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to eliminate personal and income taxes and pay for the cuts with a higher sales tax has been shut down this legislative session.
Jindal first communicated his ideas for...
Hundreds gathered on the steps of the State Capitol building Tuesday to advocate for issues like Medicaid expansion and prohibiting budget cuts to education among others — all being topics of discussion...
After failures in past sessions, Louisiana lawmakers are once again fighting for gender pay equality.
Senate Bill 68 by Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D- New Orleans, prohibits employers from paying an...
New restrictions on abortion practices passed in the Louisiana Senate on Monday, requiring a doctor’s presence when administering an abortion pill.
Senate Bill 90, authored by Sen. Fred Mills, R-New...
At a governors’ panel held Wednesday, former Louisiana governors Kathleen Blanco, Edwin Edwards, Murphy “Mike” Foster and Buddy Roemer all expressed the similar idea that from their experience...
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday at the Leadership for Change 2013 Louisiana Education Excellence Summit that Louisiana needs to maintain a sense of...
