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The LSU dining hall, The 5, on Monday Aug. 29, 2016, on LSU Campus. Due to new regulations, LSU residence can now only swipe one guest when entering the hall.

LSU main water pipe ruptures, causing dining hall closure, plumbing issues

By Staff Report January 14, 2019

The University's main water pipe ruptured, causing low water pressure and toilets being unable to flush properly campus-wide, according to LSU Facility Services. As a result of this infrastructure issue,...

The LSU dining hall, The 5, on Monday Aug. 29, 2016, on LSU Campus. Due to new regulations, LSU residence can now only swipe one guest when entering the hall.

The 5 Dining Hall closed Monday due to infrastructure issues

By Staff Report January 14, 2019

The 5 Dining Hall will be closed today due to continued infrastructure issues, according to an email from LSU Res Life. The 459 will remain open during normal hours, as well as as all other campus dining...

Kirby Smith

LSU Residential Life to demolish, renovate residence halls in coming years

By Taylor Bourgeois October 16, 2018

The University plan for residential housing will see the demolition of six halls in the next few years. “Kirby Smith hall is scheduled for demolition in May 2020,” said Residential Life...

Nicholson Gateway Apartments sits on a 28-acre site between West Chimes Street and Skip Bertman Drive on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.

Baton Rouge General Express Care Clinic and The Simple Greek restaurant coming to Nicholson Gateway at LSU

By Staff Reports October 1, 2018

Baton Rouge General Express Care and The Simple Greek restaurant will be opening in LSU's Nicholson Gateway, according to an LSU Media Relations press release.  The Baton Rouge General Express Care...

The courtyard of Residential College One is bathed with sunlight on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, just off Cypress Drive.

LSU freshmen weigh pros, cons of living on campus

By Brittney Forbes August 22, 2018

Starting this semester, all University freshmen are required to live on campus. So far, this policy has been met with mixed feelings. The University had 29,292 students enrolled last spring and the number...

Nicholson Gateway Apartments sits on a 28-acre site between West Chimes Street and Skip Bertman Drive on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.

Nicholson Gateway apartments provide students with new view, shopping, dining options

By Matthew Bennett August 22, 2018

Extending along the western side of campus between West Chimes Street and Skip Bertman Drive lies Nicholson Gateway, providing residents with a view of Tiger Stadium on one side and the Mississippi River...

Nicholson Gateway construction continues through the summer on on Nicholson Drive on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

Construction of Nicholson Gateway apartments nears completion

By Brittney Forbes June 27, 2018

For several months now, construction crews have made their living on Nicholson Drive, on the west side of the University’s campus. LSU Residential Life is nearing the end of construction on Nicholson...

A kitchen in Nicholson Gateway Apartments is finished on Thursday, March 8, 2018.

LSU’s Nicholson Gateway construction on-schedule, set to open fall 2018

By Luke Jeanfreau March 13, 2018

Living on campus isn’t for everyone. However, for those who choose to live on campus, the University’s new apartment complex, Nicholson Gateway, will open in the fall 2018 semester. Nicholson...

LSU aims to increase share of students living on-campus through new apartments, resources

LSU aims to increase share of students living on-campus through new apartments, resources

By Luke Jeanfreau March 1, 2018

The University is poised to open a new residence hall and a massive new apartment complex for the fall 2018 semester. The new apartment complex, Nicholson Gateway, will also house restaurants, a grocery...

Sign marks the future home of Nicholson Gateway Apartments on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017.

Matherne’s Market to be retail anchor tenant in Nicholson Gateway

By Hailey Auglair January 23, 2018

The University announced today Matherne's Market will be the retail anchor tenant in the Nicholson Gateway Development Project, set to be finished this fall. The development is currently under construction...

Kirby Smith

LSU students temporarily relocated in Kirby Smith Hall following water leak

By Staff Reports October 12, 2017

Twenty-four students were relocated in Edmund Kirby Smith Hall temporarily following a failed flush valve in a bathroom on Wednesday, resulting in water in some rooms of the west wing of the building,...

Water Line Email

LSU Student Union closes early as a result of water line break

By Staff Reports October 2, 2017

A water line near the LSU Military Science Building broke Monday according to a broadcast email from the Department of Residential Life. The LSU Student Union closed early Monday night as a result of the...