Piper Hutchinson

LSU has reinstated a law professor that it removed from the classroom for making political comments critical of Gov. Jeff Landry in early 2025. Ken Levy, a tenured professor of criminal law, will make his return to the classroom in...

Jamie Davis’ narrow loss to U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, has given Louisiana Democrats hope they could unseat a slate of Republican statewide elected officials next year, including Gov. Jeff Landry. “Jeff Landry, you’re on notice, buddy,” Davis told...

First lady Melania Trump will attend LSU’s football game Saturday to announce an endowment to the university that will support students from the foster care system. Trump said she will launch the “Fostering the Future” campaign during the Tigers’ matchup...

Republican Congresswoman Julia Letlow survived a closer-than-expected challenge from Democrat Jamie Davis to claim Louisiana’s open seat in the U.S. Senate. The Associated Press did not call the race for Letlow until 99% of votes had been counted. She prevailed...

The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors has approved a lease agreement that would allow SpaceX to access UL Lafayette-owned property at minimal cost ahead of an anticipated purchase. The deal involves 5 acres of university property that was...

Six years after a national sexual assault scandal roiled the state’s flagship university, Louisiana lawmakers question if the reporting system implemented in its wake provides enough information. In 2020, LSU became engulfed in controversy following a USA Today investigative report...

The LSU Board of Supervisors Friday approved the creation of the Prosperity Institute, a research center in its business college that the founding donor hopes will definitively prove the superiority of capitalism. Roger Ogden, a New Orleans real estate developer...

Interim Southern University President Orlando McMeans wants the task force studying how to revamp the state’s higher education funding formula to take underfunding of Louisiana’s largest historically Black college into consideration. McMeans asked the task force, which met Monday at...

Louisiana voters could remove the power of judges to grant bail to persons convicted of certain crimes with minors as victims. Constitutional Amendment 3 , one of 10 proposed changes on the Nov. 3 ballot, was proposed by Rep. Debbie...

Some Louisianians could see their tax bills triple — the biggest increase in the country — following the expiration of a law that kept forgiven student loan debt from being treated as income, according to a new report. Student loan...

GRAMBLING — Grambling State’s Martin Lemelle is Louisiana’s youngest university president — and one of the most ambitious. Lemelle, 41, was hired to lead North Louisiana’s only historically Black university two years ago. Since then, he’s set big goals for...

The University of Louisiana System has hired a consulting firm to examine its athletics budget problems and recommend solutions, including whether its member schools should leave the NCAA Division I ranks. UL System President Rick Gallot said the accounting and...