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LSU Title IX investigations can take as long as seven months to complete

LSU Title IX investigations can take as long as seven months to complete

By Piper Hutchinson
December 26, 2024
LSU’s Memorial Tower displays the time on Monday, March 20, 2023, on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Four years ago, LSU promised Title IX reform. Employees allege the system isn’t fixed.

By Piper Hutchinson
December 2, 2024
LSU mascot Mike VI, a Bengal/Siberian mixed tiger, is displayed on the field before the Florida Gators take on the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on Oct. 6, 2007, in Baton Rouge. 

Mystery live tiger to attend LSU-Alabama game

By Piper Hutchinson
November 7, 2024
Clouds pass over Tiger Stadium on Monday, March 20, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Board of Supervisors might have violated open meetings law

By Piper Hutchinson
October 15, 2024
The Louisiana State University sign stands Sunday, March 10, 2024, on South Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

A Louisiana lawmaker wants broader access to public records

By Piper Hutchinson
March 18, 2024
Memorial Tower sits in the distance, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU promised paid family leave to all employees. Not everyone’s getting it.

By Piper Hutchinson
February 6, 2024
 A photo of Keeny Hall at Louisiana Tech University from September 2016. (Creative Commons license)

University of Louisiana System subpoenas journalist’s communications in Title IX lawsuit

By Piper Hutchinson
January 24, 2024
A transgender Pride flag is covered with the words “Hands Off Trans Youth.” Hundreds of people gathered Friday, March 31, 2023, at Washington Square Park in New Orleans for a march to mark Transgender Day of Visibility.

Transgender youth sue Louisiana over gender affirming health care ban

By Piper Hutchinson
January 8, 2024
Clouds float beyond Memorial Tower on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Louisiana Ethics Board accuses former LSU professor of unlawful lobbying

By Piper Hutchinson
December 7, 2023
Students walk to and from the LSU Student Union, where the NCBRT held their active threat training on March 28 & 29, 2023.

Free speech group demands LSU rehire graduate assistant terminated for vulgar voicemail

By Piper Hutchinson
July 21, 2023
Trees frame Memorial Tower on Thursday, June 22, 2023, near Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU fires graduate assistant who left vulgar voicemail for state senator

By Piper Hutchinson
July 20, 2023
The LSU Library sits under a partially cloudy sky on Thursday, April 13, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Many LSU graduate assistants denied promised wage hike despite state dollars set aside for it

By Piper Hutchinson
July 13, 2023
LSU fans enjoy Game Day festivities outside the PMAC on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, on N. Stadium Drive, in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center project won’t receive ‘problem’ $50 million appropriation

By Piper Hutchinson
July 7, 2023
Tree branches reach for the sky on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, near Memorial Tower in Baton Rouge, La.

Pay for Louisiana graduate assistants has not kept pace with inflation

By Piper Hutchinson
June 29, 2023
Clouds pass over Tiger Stadium on Monday, March 20, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.

New LSU security district aims to reduce crime on and around campus — including Tigerland

By Piper Hutchinson
June 20, 2023
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced July 8, 2022, that Louisiana parents can now add their child’s vaccination status to the LA Wallet app, which stores a legally accepted digital copy of one’s Louisiana driver’s license and COVID-19 vaccination card.

Louisiana driver’s licenses, auto registrations targeted in massive data breach

By Piper Hutchinson
June 15, 2023
LSU basketball head coach Kim Mulkey calls for renovations to the PMAC Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU’s PMAC might be replaced or improved with money in state construction budget

By Piper Hutchinson
June 15, 2023
Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is term-limited, gave his final State of the State address Monday, April 10, 2023, highlighting some of his victories as governor.

Louisiana governor to veto bills targeting LGBTQ+ youth

By Piper Hutchinson
June 9, 2023
A transgender Pride flag is covered with the words “Hands Off Trans Youth.” Hundreds of people gathered Friday, March 31, 2023, at Washington Square Park in New Orleans for a march to mark Transgender Day of Visibility.

Ban on trans youth healthcare revived in Louisiana Senate

By Piper Hutchinson
June 2, 2023
Rep. Valarie Hodges proposed a bill to collect information on diversity programs and race-related teaching.

Louisiana community college leader blasts resolution requesting diversity spending report

By Piper Hutchinson
June 1, 2023
Tree branches reach for the sky on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, near Memorial Tower in Baton Rouge, La.

House kills constitutional amendment to ensure representation on higher ed governing boards

By Piper Hutchinson
May 31, 2023
LSU President William F. Tate speaks with Senator Stewart Cathey Jr. Wednesday, April 20, 2022, during the annual LSU Day at the Capitol at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.

Anti-tenure legislator backs off controversial bill to put tenure practices into law

By Piper Hutchinson
May 25, 2023
Students at Ben Franklin High School in New Orleans cheer for Camille Sejud, front, while she spoke to hundreds of students Friday, March 31, 2023, for Transgender Day of Visibility.

Trans youth healthcare ban killed in Louisiana, giving LGBTQ+ community a rare win

By Piper Hutchinson
May 25, 2023
A large American flag flies on Thursday, March 23, 2023, over the LSU Parade Ground in Baton Rouge, La.

What the House Republican budget proposal means for higher education

By Piper Hutchinson
May 22, 2023
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TikTok could soon be banned on college campus WiFi in Louisiana

By Piper Hutchinson
May 12, 2023
Fans leave Tiger Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, during halftime at the LSU vs. New Mexico game.

Lawmakers pass on LSU, Southern football ticket tax for Baton Rouge-New Orleans passenger train

By Piper Hutchinson
April 25, 2023
The moon shines above Memorial Tower on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU’s decades-old faculty governance problem could get a virtual solution

By Piper Hutchinson
April 23, 2023
A large American flag flies on Thursday, March 23, 2023, over the LSU Parade Ground in Baton Rouge, La.

Louisiana Republicans want an end to diversity measures at colleges

By Piper Hutchinson
April 16, 2023
Gubernatorial hopefuls Hunter Lundy, Richard Nelson, Shawn Wilson, John Schroder and Stephen Waguespack detail their higher education views.

Louisiana governor hopefuls talk tenure, student retention and more on higher education

By Piper Hutchinson
April 9, 2023
Davante Lewis, Jay Dardenne, Shawn Wilson and Laurie White Adams held the position of student body president before they held elected office.

Before they were state leaders, they were student leaders

By Piper Hutchinson
March 19, 2023
The Digital Media Center stands tall on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, on South Stadium Drive.

Laid-off EA workers based at LSU allege retaliation for union efforts

By Piper Hutchinson
March 5, 2023
LSU Faculty senators listen to the meeting on Thursday, Feb. 16 in the Woods Auditorium on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Louisiana faculty sound the alarm on retirement crisis

By Piper Hutchinson
February 22, 2023
Memorial Tower peaks through the trees on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU professor promoted after misconduct allegations, lawsuit against accuser

By Piper Hutchinson
January 13, 2023
An automatic door sits open on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at the LSU Student Union on South Campus Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Letter from the Editor: What I learned as a disabled editor

By Piper Hutchinson
August 1, 2022
Anti-abortion protestors (left) argue with abortion-rights protestors at an abortion-rights protest at the Louisiana State Capitol on June 30,2022

Abortion-rights protestors left their signs on the gate of the Louisiana governor's mansion on June 30, 2022

Anti-abortion protestor (wearing backpack) argue with abortion-rights protestors at an abortion-rights protest at the Louisiana State Capitol on June 30,2022

Anti-abortion protestor (left) argue with abortion-rights protestors at an abortion-rights protest at the Louisiana State Capitol on June 30, 2022

Abortion-rights protestors left their signs on the gate of the Louisiana governor's mansion on June 30, 2022

Abortion-rights protestors left their signs on the gate of the Louisiana governor's mansion on June 30, 2022

Abortion-rights protestors left their signs on the gate of the Louisiana governor's mansion on June 30, 2022

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine vials sit in a Denver pharmacy on Saturday, March 6, 2021.

LSU to no longer require COVID-19 vaccine for students, faculty and staff

By Piper Hutchinson
June 30, 2022
Protestors left their signs at New Orleans City Hall after rallying in protest of the overturning the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Protestors left their signs at New Orleans City Hall after rallying in protest of the overturning the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Protestors left their signs at New Orleans City Hall after rallying in protest of the overturning the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Protestors left their signs at New Orleans City Hall after rallying in protest of the overturning the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Protestors left their signs at New Orleans City Hall after rallying in protest of the overturning the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana's trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana 

Sen. Cleo Fields said the dispute over the boundaries of the state’s six congressional districts are likely to be settled in court.

Louisiana Legislature adjourns without passing congressional map, despite court order

By Piper Hutchinson
June 18, 2022
10,000 Women Letter to Laurie Lipsey Aronson

Progressive org led by LSU adjunct calls out Board of Supervisors member over gun violence

By Piper Hutchinson
June 9, 2022
A House committee advanced a bill sponsored by Sen. Katrina Jackson that would increase criminal penalties for abortion providers. Photo credit: Alex Tirado/LSU Manship School News Service 

Louisiana House approves harsher criminal penalties for abortion providers

By Piper Hutchinson
June 2, 2022
FILE - This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. President Donald Trump will order China’s ByteDance to sell its hit video app TikTok because of national-security concerns, according to reports published Friday, July 31, 2020. “We are looking at TikTok," Trump told reporters Friday at the White House. "We may be banning TikTok.” (AP Photo/File)

Letter from the Editor: The Reveille is now on TikTok

By Piper Hutchinson
May 28, 2022
In this photo taken June 2, 2016, medical marijuana grows at Jeff Smith's and Cassie Heckenkamp's property along the McKenzie River east of Springfield, Ore. The pair had hoped to expand the grow operation on their property with a large recreational marijuana crop, but zoning rules won't allow it. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard via AP)

Louisiana House passes bill to shield state employees for medical marijuana use

By Piper Hutchinson
May 24, 2022
LSU President William F. Tate speaks with Senator Stewart Cathey Jr. Wednesday, April 20, 2022, during the annual LSU Day at the Capitol at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.

Louisiana Legislature approves task force to study tenure

By Piper Hutchinson
May 23, 2022
LSU Reveille newsstand sits Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in front of the Journalism Building on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, LA.

Letter from the Editor: Introducing The Reveille’s investigative team

By Piper Hutchinson
May 23, 2022
The Louisiana state capitol stands tall on Oct. 2, 2017, in downtown Baton Rouge.

Faculty pay raises, infrastructure and supercomputers: here’s what’s coming for LSU in budget bills

By Piper Hutchinson
May 22, 2022
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Louisiana House committee advances bill to ban hair discrimination

By Piper Hutchinson
May 17, 2022
A Turning Point supporter holds a sign in protest of vaccine mandates Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 during the LSU chapter Turning Point Freedom Rally on the Parade Ground at LSU’s campus.

House committee advances a bill prohibiting vaccine discrimination

By Piper Hutchinson
May 17, 2022
A House committee advanced a bill sponsored by Sen. Katrina Jackson that would increase criminal penalties for abortion providers. Photo credit: Alex Tirado/LSU Manship School News Service 

House committee approves two abortion restriction bills

By Piper Hutchinson
May 17, 2022
Sen. Beth Mizell, R-Franklinton, speaks in the Senate Chambers during a veto session in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Louisiana state senators have narrowly voted to overturn Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' rejection of a bill prohibiting transgender students from participating in school sports. The vote came Tuesday on the opening day of the first veto session under the state's nearly 50-year-old constitution. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

House passes bill restricting transgender athletes

By Piper Hutchinson
May 17, 2022
The Louisiana State Capitol rises into the sky on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at 900 North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Louisiana Senate committee reduces proposed faculty raises, approves money for LSU cybersecurity program

By Piper Hutchinson
May 16, 2022
The LSU Library peeks through trees Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in the Quad.

Faculty Senate resolution calling for increased library spending passes unanimously

By Piper Hutchinson
April 28, 2022
Faculty Senate members sit as Senate President Mandi Lopez speaks at a meeting on Monday, April 25.

New leaders elected after contentious year in Faculty Senate

By Piper Hutchinson
April 27, 2022
Under Louisiana open meetings law, public bodies are required to give notice of all meetings of a public body at least 24 hours in advance, regardless of whether they are open to the public. 

Faculty Senate Executive Committee violated Louisiana’s open meetings law, again

By Piper Hutchinson
April 16, 2022
The surface of University Lake ripples in the wind on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, near West Lakeshore Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Survey: Majority of Louisiana residents say coastal land loss will harm the state

By Piper Hutchinson
April 15, 2022
Rep. Troy Romero testified Tuesday about his unsuccessful bill to require that a COVID antibody test be considered as a substitute for proof of vaccination.

The State Capitol sits beyond a lake on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at 900 North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

State lawmakers grill LSU on library conditions, neglecting North Louisiana and ‘poor communication’

By Piper Hutchinson
April 13, 2022
The Louisiana survey showed the percentage of residents who think the state is headed in the right direction is at the lowest level since 2004.

LSU survey: Most Louisiana residents think state heading in wrong direction

By Piper Hutchinson
April 13, 2022
Sen. Beth Mizell sponsored a bill that would require athletes from the elementary through collegiate level to compete based on their sex at birth.

Senate committee greenlights bill targeting transgender athletes

By Piper Hutchinson
April 8, 2022
A Faculty Senator raises a hand during a vote on Thursday, March 24, 2022, inside the LSU Law Center on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Faculty Senate weighs seeking an open meetings law exemption

By Piper Hutchinson
April 7, 2022
LSU Faculty Senate President Mandi Lopez makes her opening remarks on Thursday, March 24, 2022, inside the LSU Law Center on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Explainer: What is the Faculty Council and how are they raising legal concerns?

By Piper Hutchinson
April 3, 2022
Gov. John Bel Edwards was joined by members of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus at a press conference after his veto was overridden.

Legislature overrides governor’s veto of congressional redistricting maps

By Piper Hutchinson
April 1, 2022
Jared J. Llorens, Dean of the Ourso College of Business at LSU. Courtesy of LSU. 

LSU business dean to join Biden Administration, make recommendations for federal employee pay

By Piper Hutchinson
March 29, 2022
Rep. Barbara Carpenter calls for the death penalty for parents who kill their own children.

Committee greenlights bill that would authorize the death penalty for parents who kill their children

By Piper Hutchinson
March 24, 2022
This tally of votes of a 1985 Faculty Council election is one of the only example of a recorded vote in the Faculty Senate and Faculty Council archives, but still does not comply with Open Meetings Law.

LSU faculty representative bodies have been violating Louisiana’s open meetings law for decades

By Piper Hutchinson
March 24, 2022
LSU Faculty Senate member Daniel Tirone address the Senate Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021, during the last Faculty Senate meeting of the semester in Room 301 in the LSU Student Union.

LSU faculty preparing for fight against lawmakers eying changes to Louisiana tenure policies

By Piper Hutchinson
March 22, 2022
LSU President William Tate IV, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, LSU Board of Supervisor Chair Remy Starnes and Louisiana Board of Regents member Richard Lipsey cut a ribbon on Wednesday March 16 at an event announced new LSU cybersecurity and defense initiatives

President Tate, governor announce cybersecurity partnership for LSU

By Piper Hutchinson
March 16, 2022
LSU President William Tate IV, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, LSU Board of Supervisor Chair Remy Starnes and Louisiana Board of Regents member Richard Lipsey cut a ribbon on Wednesday March 16 at an event announced new LSU cybersecurity and defense initiatives

Picture of check, image courtesy of Orange County Register 

Faculty Senate resolution asks LSU admin for professor pay raise to keep up with cost of living

By Piper Hutchinson
March 15, 2022
A pair of trees frame the State Capitol on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at 900 North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Vaccine access, content restriction and NIL: Here’s what upcoming legislation could affect LSU

By Piper Hutchinson
March 13, 2022
LSU President William F. Tate testifies to the Senate Finance Committee on March 8, 2022. 

LSU president asks legislature for extra cash, fields odd question on international students

By Piper Hutchinson
March 10, 2022
LSU president William F. Tate IV speaks at the Our Lady of the Lake and LCMC Health game-changing investment press conference Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at the LSU Foundation Center for Philanthropy in Baton Rouge, La.

President Tate will ask Louisiana legislature for extra $100M in academic investments

By Piper Hutchinson
March 8, 2022
An automatic door sits open on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at the LSU Student Union on South Campus Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Disabled LSU students report pushback from faculty and staff against their accommodations

By Piper Hutchinson
March 7, 2022
Computer engineering sophomore Bernardo Espinoza works on his laptop on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2021 at Patrick F. Taylor Hall on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Pandemic drove students to online learning, but many lack broadband access needed to succeed

By Piper Hutchinson
March 6, 2022
A breakdown of LSU's deferred maintenance needs compared to 12 other flagship universities

A breakdown of LSU’s deferred maintenance needs compared to 12 other flagship universities

By Piper Hutchinson
March 1, 2022
A Turning Point supporter holds a sign in protest of vaccine mandates Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 during the LSU chapter Turning Point Freedom Rally on the Parade Ground at LSU’s campus.

Louisiana health experts discuss reasons behind Louisiana’s low vaccination rate

By Piper Hutchinson
February 25, 2022
Banners reading “COVID-19 Vaccine Site” move in the wind on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, outside of the LSU Union Theater.

What will it take for LSU students to get booster shots? Student campaign offers $100 gift cards

By Piper Hutchinson
February 24, 2022
Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne, the governor's chief budget adviser, left; House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, center; and Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, speak ahead of a meeting of Louisiana's income forecasting panel on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

LSU infrastructure needs likely millions higher given unfactored rise in construction costs

By Piper Hutchinson
February 22, 2022
Proposed Louisiana Supreme Court map filed by Representative Barry Ivey, R-Central. The map, presented in House Bill 22, would create a second majority minority district in the seven-member Supreme Court. 

Lone Republican seeks to increase minority representation in Louisiana electoral maps

By Piper Hutchinson
February 16, 2022
A breakdown of LSU’s deferred maintenance needs compared to eight Louisiana universities

A breakdown of LSU’s deferred maintenance needs compared to eight Louisiana universities

By Piper Hutchinson
February 6, 2022
Baton Rouge firefighters respond to a large apartment fire at the Bradshaw Apartment Homes Friday night. 

Four LSU students impacted by Bradshaw Apartment fire; 12 residents displaced

By Piper Hutchinson
February 1, 2022
Huey P. Long statue sits on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in the center of the Capitol Gardens in Downtown Baton Rouge.

Explainer: What is redistricting and why should students care?

By Piper Hutchinson
February 1, 2022
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards updates the state on the Omicron variant on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, during a press conference inside the Louisiana State Capitol on North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Edwards’ budget proposal includes $31M for higher ed faculty raises, $97M for Title IX

By Piper Hutchinson
January 25, 2022
A LSU students does work Jan. 19, 2022, in the LSU Library.

Just 18% of professors holding classes online during first two weeks during record COVID surge

By Piper Hutchinson
January 19, 2022
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