By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
“Governor Landry is an enthusiastic supporter of LSU. However, I have full autonomy to run this institution and expect to be held accountable for the decisions I make,” – Wade Rousse, LSU System president, responding to allegations the Southeastern Conference made in its lawsuit against him at other leaders at the school
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By Piper Hutchinson
Huey Long’s involvement at LSU in the 1920s and ‘30s nearly cost the university and its law school their status as reputable institutions with legitimate credentials. Nearly a century later, Gov. Jeff Landry’s interest in the state’s flagship school has been cited as a reason LSU could be kicked out of the Southeastern Conference.
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By Julie O’Donoghue
Rising healthcare costs remain a top issue for voters ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to national polls, with candidates in both parties stressing the need to make access to doctors and prescription drugs more affordable. All five of the major candidates vying to replace U.S. Rep. Julie Letlow in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District said they would focus on shoring up rural healthcare providers if elected.
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By Elise Plunk
A dog in Acadiana has been diagnosed with rabies, state health department officials confirmed Friday, marking the first canine case of the disease in Louisiana in more than 10 years. The news comes a day after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory for localities across the country after a spike in rabies cases over the summer, citing increased “reports of animal exposures and rabies post-exposure vaccinations.”
By Vivi Smilgius | The Lens
Many New Orleans students may lose free meals at schools in the coming years due to drastic cuts to federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The reduction to SNAP funding comes at a time of heightened hunger across the country and in Louisiana.
By Héctor Alejandro Arzate
In Louisiana and throughout the Mississippi River Basin, local communities are picking sides in the battle over data centers. One concern that’s received less attention is the impact of lighting at the campuses, some of which spread over several acres. At night, experts say the illuminated facilities could disrupt local pollinators and the birds that depend on them as food, and there could be impacts on the species that travel the basin flyway annually.
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