Former LSU President F. King Alexander says the opposition he faced from local leaders to his move to deprioritize standardized test scores in admissions was racist. Alexander says his support for and adoption of holistic admissions three years ago prompted outrage from prominent boosters and members of the Board, but…
Alexander says LSU was one of the last schools in the nation to adopt holistic admissions.
Legislation that would have established a closed party primary system for Louisiana congressional elections gets shelved for the session. Despite its defeat many still support the change, including Libertarian Party activist Mike Wolf…
A measure to increase the cost of a hunting and fishing license clears its first legislative hurdle as it receives approval from the House Natural Resources Committee. Jeff Palermo has the story…
Governor Edwards is expected to address the public today at 3:30 PM regarding the state’s progress with the vaccination campaign. This comes as a quarter of everyone in Louisiana, or 1.23 million people, but the pace of new vaccinations has slowed to just a trickle.