Gov. Edwards issues a state apology for 1972 fatal shootings at Southern
By Drew Hawkins and Claire Sullivan Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — Gov. John Bel Edwards apologized this past Wednesday (November 16) on behalf of the state to ... Pain, lessons remain decades after Southern shooting
By Claire Sullivan, Brittany Dunn, Shelly Kleinpeter and Allison Allsop Contributing Writers Editor’s Note: This is the last installment in this four-part series from the LSU Cold Case Project. (LSU Manship School ... FBI confirms a single juvenile suspect behind most bomb threats to dozens of HBCUs
By Ariana Figueroa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The FBI has officially announced that a single minor youth is the main suspect in most racially motivated bomb threats to dozens of Historically ... LSU’s Upward Bound and McNair Scholars programs awarded grants
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Two programs at LSU aimed at providing educational enrollment, retention and graduation opportunities to aspiring students with financial need have received more than $6 million in ... When student loan repayments resume, will problems return too?
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Although a college education is strongly believed to be the bridge to a better life, building financial security is a long way off for millions of graduates ... Southern and Grambling ready for Annual Bayou Classic showdown
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The annual Grambling-Southern football clash and its history and tradition are deeply intertwined with social and political forces that have affected HBCUs and their impact on ... Karen Bass elected first Black female mayor of Los Angeles
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — When Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) announced her candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles last year, she knew the race wouldn’t be easy. La.’s state-run juvenile detention facilities no longer accepting kids, citing lack of bed space
By Nick Chrastil The Lens Louisiana’s troubled state-run juvenile detention facilities are all full, according to a letter sent by officials with the state’s Office of Juvenile Justice to juvenile court judges ... Medicare Plan finder likely won’t note new $35 cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs
By Susan Jaffe Contributing Writer (khn.org) — A big cut in prescription drug prices for some Medicare beneficiaries kicks in next year, but finding those savings isn’t easy. White teacher fired after telling students his race was ‘superior’
(Defender News Service) — A teacher in the Pflugerville Independent School District which is located in Austin, Texas, is no longer employed by the district after a video surfaced of ...
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