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Icicles hang off the Cogeneration facility Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.

Students in Michigan head to class at 40 degrees below zero

By Tim Skubick | Politics Columnist for MLive.com March 3, 2015

The weather in Baton Rouge is a balmy 70 degrees today, but students in Michigan, at Lake Superior State University went to class this morning in temperatures 40 degrees below zero.  University President Tom...

Gov. Bobby Jindal, along with LSU President F. King Alexander and agency representatives, break ground on the new Center for River Studies- the first of three buildings to make up the Water Campus.

LSU President addresses ‘transformational shift’ in higher education budget in new video

March 2, 2015

LSU President F. King Alexander sought to address questions about Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed budget for higher education in a video published to YouTube Monday. Jindal's 2016 fiscal year budget calls...

Cemetery restoration

Endangered Cemeteries Exhibit will run until the end of the month

By Deanna Narveson March 2, 2015

The Louisiana State Archives will show the work of the Louisiana Endangered Cemetery Project with an exhibit open for visitors until March 31. The exhibit contains cemetery research documented by Jessica...

LSU Rural Life Museum and the LSU Textile Museum will host the “Tea, Fashion and Fancies” event Saturday where Mignon Faget will speak on her jewelry inspiration. 

Building the first Slavery Museum in America

By DAVID AMSDEN, The New York Times Magazine March 2, 2015

The Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana, opened the first museum designed to tell the story of slavery to visitors in December.  Whitney Plantation built and planned its exhibits largely in secret,...

LSU President plans to work with government to restore funding

LSU President plans to work with government to restore funding

February 27, 2015

Hours after the release of the executive budget for fiscal year 2015-2016, LSU President F. King Alexander released a statement looking forward to handing the drop funding for higher education. The new...

Gov. Bobby Jindal, along with LSU President F. King Alexander and agency representatives, break ground on the new Center for River Studies- the first of three buildings to make up the Water Campus.

Louisiana state economist contradicts Bobby Jindal’s explanation of budget problems

By Julia O'Donoghue (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) February 26, 2015

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...

Balfour House owner Angela Quint, center, stands with her daughter Emily, left, and employee Emily Barras on Feb. 11, 2015, behind the store’s counter.  

Balfour House thrives selling Greek student merchandise

By Jennifer Vance (Manship News Service) February 25, 2015

Scattered among the racks of T-shirts, shelves of picture frames and walls of wooden paddles at the Balfour House in Baton Rouge are Greek letters. Delta, Sigma, Zeta, Kappa, Alpha and more adorn nearly...

 A screenshot of the WAVE app displays the app’s home screen. 

LSU researchers develop app to guide fisherman through rough waters

By Jennifer Vance (Manship News Service) February 25, 2015

Louisiana’s commercial fishermen soon will have an app to help guide them during the rough waters of hurricane season. The WAVE app is project underwritten by a $341.330 grant by the  New Projects...

Lady Gaga performs on stage at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

Lady Gaga Will Star in ‘American Horror Story’

By Joe Coscarelli, The New York Times February 25, 2015

Singer Lady Gaga will make her regular television debut in the fifth season of the FX series "American Horror Story" according to The New York Times. The singer tweeted a brief promo video regarding her...

New Orleans-based jewelry designer Jess Leigh Gholston uses refurbished items to create her product line.

Tuesday Times: Wake Up

By Deanna Narveson February 23, 2015

The week is rolling full speed ahead, so here's some news for your Tuesday morning.  1. The Louisiana Board of Regents is pushing for greater autonomy in higher education, meaning Universities would...

Monday Morning Wake-Up

Monday Morning Wake-Up

By Deanna Narveson February 22, 2015

Here's five things you should know to start off your week:  1. LSU Swimming and Diving teams racked up seven medals and broke nine school records and one Southeastern Conference record while...

Actress Hattie McDaniel with her Oscar from “Gone With the Wind” (AP Photo) - See more at: http://www.blackpressusa.com/gone-with-the-wind-premiere-sparked-tension/#sthash.fTdJr6Pp.dpuf

Oscars database highlights the awards’ lack of diversity

By Aggi Ashagre February 22, 2015

Click here to see an interactive by LSUReveille.com allowing you to observe the breakdown of ethnicities among Oscar nominees over the years.  It’s no surprise that the Oscars have a diversity...