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LSU’s shift on diversity lacks transparency, critical input, faculty say 

Faculty members say LSU’s move away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) language happened without their input and with little transparency after the fact. 

Court reinstates Formosa’s St. James plant permit, but project’s economics remain bleak 

Last week, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision...

‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana’s new congressional map means the emergence of new politics

State Sen. Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge broke what may have been the least...

The AI Playbook: How Capital Region companies are utilizing it, and best practices you can use

While artificial intelligence and machine learning has been around for years, advances with the...

New BRPD chief preaches importance of being proactive to deter crime

New Baton Rouge Police Department Chief TJ Morse touted the importance of being strategic...

Land for a distribution warehouse near former Cortana Mall fetches $2.6M

More than 18 acres earmarked for a new distribution warehouse near the former Cortana Mall site traded hands last week for $2.6 million. 

How Angola has become essential to the U.S. food supply 

A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here in Louisiana, at an unlikely source—the former slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison: Angola. 

Louisiana’s congressional delegation assails Biden’s LNG terminal pause 

Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and  U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and...

In which congressional district will Garret Graves run for office next?  

Congressman Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, has said he will run for reelection no matter what. The question is where will he run.

An LSU-led team has won the largest NSF grant ever awarded

A statewide team led by LSU has secured the largest grant ever awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, totaling up to $160 million over the next 10 years in support of Louisiana’s energy industry.
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