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LSU researchers develop technology to protect football players from coronavirus

LSU researchers, in partnership with sports technology startup Tigeraire, have developed new helmet cooling...

LSU campus workers union urges halt of face-to-face activities systemwide

The United Campus Workers of Louisiana labor union is calling on LSU leaders to immediately halt face-to-face activities to slow COVID-19 spread.

OLOL one of 51 sites selected for COVID-19 clinical trial 

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center today announced it’s selection as one...

The working parents dilemma

A reality of pandemic-related virtual schooling is Baton Rouge working parents struggling to balance job demands with providing care for their children.

Virus roundup … 

• The number of laid-off Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a still-elevated...

Baton Rouge commercial property owners see smaller assessment hikes than homeowners

East Baton Rouge Parish property owners should have received by now a notice of their new property tax assessments for 2020, but commercial property owners likely saw a smaller increase in their new assessments than did most homeowners.  
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Former colleagues may be key to finding job during pandemic

It takes luck, creativity and a fresh look at your network of contacts to...

JR Ball: You win 2020, I surrender

2020—with the last straw being Hurricane Laura—is fast-becoming the worst year ever ... then again, LSU did win the college football national title.

Riegel: Anger and stress in a time of uncertainty in Baton Rouge

We're emotionally cratering under the strain of a pandemic, a hurricane, social unrest and a presidential race, writes Editor Stephanie Riegel.

Publisher: What’s changed since the 2000 Baton Rouge mayor’s race?

The questions facing this year's candidates for Baton Rouge mayor are the same as those who ran for the office in 2000. When will they be answered?