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New data shows Louisiana is losing college grads to Texas and other states

By Josh Archote
June 6, 2023
The Reveille logo adorns the newsroom wall on Monday, January 9, 2023, on LSU's campus. 

Letter from the Editor: The Reveille needs your support to continue providing substantive coverage

By Josh Archote
April 3, 2023
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New emails, interviews shed light on LSU Greek Life investigation following 2019 entrapment allegations

By Josh Archote
February 1, 2023
Data from ProPublica

LSU to make 121 Native American skeletal remains available for return to tribes by end of 2023

By Josh Archote
January 12, 2023
The Sun sets on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, behind Memorial Tower on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU building renaming committee quietly disbanded in December 2021

By Josh Archote
October 17, 2022
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An LSU Greek Life mystery: fake names and potential entrapment?

By Josh Archote
September 29, 2022
Lights illuminate the Journalism Building’s main entrance on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, on Field House Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Manship School approves lowering admission requirements in 16-12 vote

By Josh Archote
September 16, 2022
A car passes by the Journalism Building on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, on Field House Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Manship School to consider lowering admission requirements, remove GPA standard

By Josh Archote
September 13, 2022
A class occurs on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Patrick F. Taylor Hall on South Quad Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU philosophy professor receives grant to incorporate moral literacy into STEM coursework

By Josh Archote
April 30, 2022
A sticker belonging to the far-right white supremacist group Patriot Front spotted near the Union. 

White supremacist hate group stickers spotted around LSU campus

By Josh Archote
April 2, 2022
Sonny Boyd said he and his brother Leland are talking about their father’s involvement with the Klan to help keep history from repeating itself.

Sons of KKK member reflect on relationship with their late father: ‘We never did really reconcile those differences’

By Josh Archote
March 22, 2022
Earcel Boyd was a member of a violent Ku Klux Klan offshoot, the Silver Dollar Group, in the mid-1960s. 

Sons of KKK member speak on childhood experiences: ‘I kind of lost my respect for him’

By Josh Archote
March 17, 2022
Earcel Boyd preached at Baptist churches before and after joining the Ku Klux Klan.

Sons of KKK preacher recall abusive home life, differences in beliefs: ‘As a Christian, you can’t be that way’

By Josh Archote
March 15, 2022
Traffic comes to a halt Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, LA.

Baton Rouge traffic ranked fourth worst in U.S. behind Los Angeles, New York and Miami

By Josh Archote
February 17, 2022
US coast to see century’s worth of sea level rise by 2050. Louisiana projected to see worst of it

US coast to see century’s worth of sea level rise by 2050. Louisiana projected to see worst of it

By Josh Archote
February 16, 2022
LSU Faculty Senate President Mandi Lopez addresses the room on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, as the Faculty Senate meeting begins in the Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex in Baton Rouge, La.

Reveille sends letter to Faculty Senate following group’s illegal executive session

By Josh Archote
December 2, 2021
Troy H. Middleton Library—the first subject of building renaming efforts, now named LSU Library—on June 17, 2020, on LSU's campus.

President Tate on LSU building renaming efforts: ‘I would have never started that committee’

By Josh Archote
November 28, 2021
Tony Britt sits in front of the RV he and his wife have lived in for the last month as their new mobile home is equipped with utilities. The couple is rebuilding for the second time after Hurricane Laura ripped a hole in their roof. 

‘It’s like it’s never ending’: Billion-dollar weather and climate disasters striking U.S. and Louisiana more frequently

By Josh Archote
October 31, 2021
LSU leadership and human resource development graduate Aimee Ardonne throws up her cap for a photo Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, on the ramp of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in front of Tiger Stadium on N. Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

‘They’re going to be held back here’: Lack of opportunity, parents push LSU graduates to settle outside of the state

By Josh Archote
October 10, 2021
Emergency medical professionals and and the LSU police force provide supplies and shelter to the medical special needs shelter on Friday, August 19. 2016 at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse.

Nursing home evacuees brought to LSU’s campus following “inhumane” living conditions after Hurricane Ida

By Josh Archote
September 2, 2021
VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy addresses audience at his swearing in ceremony at VA Central Office with VA Secretary Denis McDonough looking on. 

The new deputy secretary of Veterans Affairs is a former Army captain, New Orleans native and LSU alumnus

By Josh Archote
August 26, 2021
Louisiana's increasing urbanization matches national trends of declining rural communities and growth in cities and metropolitan areas. 

2020 Census: Louisiana becoming less rural, more diverse

By Josh Archote
August 25, 2021
LSU president William Tate IV. Courtesy Katherine Seghers, LSU.

Quick Takes: What advice do LSU students have for the new president?

By Josh Archote
August 23, 2021
The bell tower clock stands tall Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 from the top of the Barnes & Noble at LSU parking garage on E Campus Drive.

LSU faculty to administration: Let us teach remotely

By Josh Archote
August 6, 2021
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LSU will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or monthly testing for unvaccinated students for fall semester

By Josh Archote
August 4, 2021
Only 27 U.S. states received a B+ or better on how they teach climate change, according to a report from the National Center for Science Education and the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund.

Climate change is widely taught in American public schools—but students are receiving mixed messages

By Josh Archote
July 15, 2021
Protestors march together Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 during the protest following the USA Today article about mishandled sexual misconduct cases at the LSU Parade Grounds.

‘The work is far from over’: Looking back at a year of student activism

By Josh Archote
April 22, 2021
A painting of workers laboring in the sugarcane fields sits alongside a painting of a man sleeping in a wagon as seen in an April 14, 2021 image from within Allen Hall on LSU’s campus.

‘We want to show that the culture has changed’: SG members working to add more representative mural in Allen Hall

By Josh Archote
April 16, 2021
Students take notes Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 while social distancing in MC 2010 class in West Hall.

The new normal at LSU: Students, faculty discuss pandemic-era college changes that could be here to stay

By Josh Archote
April 14, 2021
The State Capitol building sits on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in Downtown Baton Rouge.

Louisiana representative proposes bill prohibiting education about systemic racism, sexism

By Josh Archote
April 8, 2021
Louisiana is fifth among states in total carbon emissions and emissions per-capita, according to 2015-16 U.S. Department of Energy statistics. 

Nine LSU professors aid governor in reducing Louisiana’s greenhouse emissions

By Josh Archote
April 6, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Title IX changes could be coming under the Biden administration

By Josh Archote
April 4, 2021
Thomas C. Galligan Jr., LSU Interim President, speaks to the reporters about the Title IX review findings on Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 at Lod Cook Alumni Center on 3838 W Lakeshore Dr.

LSU Title IX employee denies allegations made by USA Today and Husch Blackwell

By Josh Archote
March 26, 2021
The State Capitol building sits on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in Downtown Baton Rouge.

Last again: U.S. News and World Report ranks Louisiana last four years in a row

By Josh Archote
March 25, 2021
The LSU Food Pantry sits in its old location in room 350 on the second floor of the Student Union on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.

More LSU students now eligible for food assistance benefits through SNAP program

By Josh Archote
March 22, 2021
Dr. Chenglong You works with a quantum simulator on Mar. 11, 2021 in a Nicholson Hall basement lab.

LSU researchers are building a one-of-a-kind quantum device to increase solar cell efficiency

By Josh Archote
March 15, 2021
The State Capitol building sits on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in Downtown Baton Rouge.

Rent-stress in Baton Rouge: LSU professor receives grant to make housing more energy-efficient and affordable

By Josh Archote
March 14, 2021
Total Expenses Increase Graph (2008-2020)

Tuition in Louisiana nearly doubled since 2008, largest increase of any other state

By Josh Archote
March 8, 2021
LSU Students walk across the Quad on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, at Louisiana State University.

LSU art and science professors discuss the role of uncertainty in their fields in webinar series

By Josh Archote
March 1, 2021
The bell tower clock stands tall Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 from the top of the Barnes & Noble at LSU parking garage on E Campus Drive.

LSU Board of Supervisors approves energy contract to modernize University’s energy systems

By Josh Archote
February 23, 2021
Gamestonks

How some LSU students joined the January stock market frenzy

By Josh Archote
February 22, 2021
LSU medical physics students Jared Taylor and Nousha Afshari at SpaceX

LSU physics graduate students invited to present space radiation research at SpaceX

By Josh Archote
February 18, 2021
History junior Ben Smith, LSU College Republican's new president this semester

‘An optimistic argument for conservatism’: LSU College Republicans seeks to rebrand

By Josh Archote
February 16, 2021
Students listen to the lecture Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 while in History 2057 in the Cox Communications Academic Center.

LSU students express frustration about Moodle pages, start of semester issues

By Josh Archote
January 31, 2021
Mental health 2021

Mental health guide for students: How to find a therapist on and off campus

By Josh Archote
January 24, 2021
Photo courtesy of LSU.

LSU implements new COVID-19 testing policies, testing locations

By Josh Archote
January 24, 2021
In 2016, biology professor Paul South tested his shortcut on plants that allows them to use their energy when they're taking in carbon dioxide.

Re-engineering photosynthesis: How two LSU biology professors hope to feed the world’s growing population

By Josh Archote
November 27, 2020
Construction management graduate student Shashank Muley is the vice president of LSU’s International Student Association.

International students face unique challenges during pandemic

By Josh Archote
November 22, 2020
LSU Students walk across the Quad on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, at Louisiana State University.

CHSE professors joined by LSU students, alumni and politicians to discuss educational equity for Black students

By Josh Archote
November 18, 2020
Coastal sciences associate professor Giulio Mariotti’s research focuses on observing sediment transport and coastal landscape change in wetlands.

Sinking Louisiana: Is it too late to save Louisiana’s coast? LSU professors, researchers weigh in

By Josh Archote
November 18, 2020
Political science and economics sophomore Rehm Maham founded the LSU chapter of BridgeUSA. 

New LSU student organization created to promote civil political discourse among students

By Josh Archote
November 10, 2020
LSU third year PHd student Ahmed Al Harraq mixes particle suspensions and chemicals on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at Patrick F. Taylor Hall on South Quad Drive.

LSU chemical engineering professors receive research grant to study microplastics

By Josh Archote
November 2, 2020
Student Loans

‘It’s something that hangs in the back of your mind’: LSU students struggle with student loan debt

By Josh Archote
October 29, 2020
Stations sit on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 for COVID-19 testing outside of the Student Union on LSU's campus.

LSU student leaders advocate for mandatory coronavirus testing

By Josh Archote
October 28, 2020
LSU Student Government office operates during normal hours in the LSU Student Union on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.

Student Government fall elections take place Monday: Here’s everything you need to know

By Josh Archote
October 25, 2020
LSU graduates, Suzanne, Marianna, and Regina Pergola pick up tree limbs on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 after Hurricane Delta passed through Lafayette.

‘Back to where we started’: LSU students still recovering from Hurricane Laura reflect on Hurricane Delta aftermath

By Josh Archote
October 22, 2020
Stations sit on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 for COVID-19 testing outside of the Student Union on LSU's campus.

COVID-19 vs. influenza: Why getting vaccinated for the flu may be more important this year

By Josh Archote
October 18, 2020
Desks in a classroom in the Huey P. Long Field House on February 5, 2020.

LSU general education program receives D rating from ACTA

By Josh Archote
October 4, 2020
The Julian White Mural sits on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 as it is being honored in the LSU Art & Design Building.

Former students, colleagues reflect on Julian White’s impact on LSU, Baton Rouge community

By Josh Archote
September 30, 2020
An LSU student looks at their phone on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 in the Student Union on LSU's campus.

Do students spend too much time on their phones? LSU students, health experts weigh in

By Josh Archote
September 21, 2020
Public relations junior Austin Wade lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana. 

‘The pictures do it no justice’: LSU students share stories of loss from Hurricane Laura

By Josh Archote
September 12, 2020
A map of LSU's campus shows the quiet zones of LSU's campus.

LSU sets up ‘Quiet Zones’ for students to attend virtual classes on campus

By Josh Archote
August 27, 2020