+2 About 1 in 4 ¶¶Òõh kids face food insecurity. Here’s how an advocate says schools can help. BY ELYSE CARMOSINO | Staff writer 16 hrs ago More than 1 in 4 children under the age of 18 struggle with food insecurity in ¶¶Òõh. Lindsay Hendrix, chief impact officer with Second Harvest Food Bank, explains how schools — and commun…
Meet the 3 Republicans running for Louisian’s education board in the May 16 election By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer May 2, 2026 Three Republicans are vying in the May 16 closed primary for an open seat on Louisian’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, which sets policies for the state’s roughly 660,000 public…
Livingston Parish remembers longtime school crossing guard struck in crash: 'One of a kind' BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD | Staff writer May 1, 2026 A beloved crossing guard known for her decades of service and always smiling and waving at students in the traffic lines for Denham Springs elementary schools was killed Thursday.
LSU flagship to raise tuition and fees for fall 2026. See by how much, which majors are affected. BY HALEY MILLER | Staff writer May 1, 2026 Tuition for certain programs, as well as fees across the board, will increase by about 3%Â in fall 2026Â at LSU's flagship campus in Baton Rouge.
+2 Teachers could be in the lurch as St. George school vote approaches BY CHARLES LUSSIER | Staff writer Apr 27, 2026 The prospect of a new St. George school district means potential job changes for the hundreds of employees working at the five public schools that St. George would inherit, but also opportunit…
With three blackouts since February, Southern asks Legislature for additional $19M BY HALEY MILLER | Staff writer Apr 27, 2026 The power has gone out at Southern University three times since February.Â
Here’s how a trauma expert recommends talking to kids about mass shootings By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer Apr 24, 2026 When parents ask if they should talk to their children about natural disasters or acts of violence in their communities, Melissa Brymer almost always answers yes.
Judge dismisses lawsuit by New Orleans teacher seeking to block Ten Commandments law By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer Apr 24, 2026 A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by a New Orleans teacher who had argued that Louisian’s Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional, the latest in a string of rulings allowing public schools…
Southern University wants to open a new law school. See where, what to know. BY HALEY MILLER | Staff writer Apr 23, 2026 Southern University aims to open a law school in Shreveport to expand the reach of the Southern University Law Center, according to a resolution approved by the Board of Supervisors.
+6 LA GATOR backers rally for more money as Senate leader vows to keep funding flat By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer Apr 23, 2026 Hundreds of schoolchildren attended a rally Wednesday aimed at convincing ¶¶Òõh lawmakers to expand funding for LA GATOR, the state’s private school voucher program.
Federal appeals court upholds Texas’ Ten Commandments law. What does it mean for ¶¶Òõh? By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer Apr 21, 2026 A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Texas law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments, just weeks after the same court allowed a similar ¶¶Òõh law to take effect.
+4 St. George mayor promises tax cut if new school district is created BY CHARLES LUSSIER | Staff writer Apr 21, 2026 The proposed St. George school district, if approved by voters on May 16, would have so much money when it opens that it will be able to give residents an immediate tax break, said Mayor Dusti…
+2 Should students who lose TOPS scholarships pay ¶¶Òõh back? The idea is stirring a debate. BY HALEY MILLER | Staff writer Apr 20, 2026 A major shift could be coming to TOPS, the well-known scholarship that helps Louisian high schoolers pay to attend in-state colleges.
Baton Rouge schools named ‘District of the Year’ by national magnet school group BY CHARLES LUSSIER | Staff writer Apr 18, 2026 A national organization of magnet schools has named East Baton Rouge Parish its school district of the year, beating out 13 other districts across the country.
+4 High-tech laboratories, dairy store, waterfall: Inside LSU’s new $148 million science building BY HALEY MILLER | Staff writer Apr 17, 2026 LSU science students will have a new building to call their academic home this fall, as the $148 million Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building opens its doors.
+4 Raptor rehab: Meet the LSU veterinary team returning injured birds of prey to the wild BY HALEY MILLER | Staff writer Apr 17, 2026 The red-tailed hawk that was missing an eye screeched in its enclosure as it waited for its prey to appear.
+12 Louisian public schools lost 60,000 students in a decade. Enrollment is still falling. By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer Apr 17, 2026 Aprieonna Herbert trudged home from her school bus one recent sunny afternoon, then collapsed into bed.
+3 Bill to give ¶¶Òõh teachers paid parental leave advances, despite school boards’ concerns By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer Updated Apr 16, 2026 ¶¶Òõh teachers and other public school employees would get six weeks of paid parental leave under a bill advancing through the state Legislature that aims to make it easier for educators t…
+5 New mothers will be given book collections for their newborns at this Baton Rouge hospital BY CHARLES LUSSIER | Staff writer Apr 15, 2026 Mothers who give birth at Woman’s Hospital will start receiving a set of books soon that they can take home. The hope is that the books will spark a lifetime love of reading.
This ¶¶Òõh mom says parents rarely prevail in special education disputes. She’s trying to change that. By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer Apr 12, 2026 When Christina Martin’s 9-year-old daughter Vinaya was diagnosed with a rare neurodevelopmental disorder and autism as a toddler, Martin was thrust into an unfamiliar world.
For new start time help, Baton Rouge schools turn to N.C. consulting firm BY CHARLES LUSSIER | Staff writer Apr 11, 2026 As the East Baton Rouge Parish school system continues to pursue its twin goals of improving student transportation and changing school start times, it’s retaining the professional assistance …
+6 Middle schoolers bring big science to ¶¶Òõh's state science and engineering fair at LSU BY JAN RISHER | Staff writer Apr 9, 2026 At her home in Baton Rouge, Bliss Barnes crochets stuffed animals. But when the eighth grader at Sherwood Middle School decided to enter the science fair, she turned her hobby into a hypothesi…
+2 Farm-based charter school to lease 77-year-old downtown Baton Rouge campus BY CHARLES LUSSIER | Staff writer Apr 8, 2026 After a long absence, children’s voices are set to return to the former South Boulevard Elementary campus in downtown Baton Rouge thanks to a newly approved charter school that plans to move i…
Baton Rouge business may have stolen state funds set aside for tutoring kids BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer Apr 6, 2026 A Baton Rouge tutoring company may have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars in state and federal funds set aside to help children get better at reading and math.
+2 After decade of struggle, breakaway St. George school district nears public vote BY CHARLES LUSSIER | Staff writer Apr 6, 2026 Voters across ¶¶Òõh on May 16 will be asked to say yes or no to forming a new school district that matches the City of St. George. It’s on the ballot after more than a decade of struggle.
College sports is in turmoil. LSU, SEC schools are creating a joint class to study it. BY HALEY MILLER | Staff writer Apr 2, 2026 In the Wild West of name, image and likeness deals, transfers and revenue sharing rocking college athletics, LSU and nine other SEC schools are coming together to create a class where students…
LSU will bring changes to UNO academics. Here’s which programs will be cut, modified By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer Updated Apr 2, 2026 After months of speculation about what the University of New Orleans’ transition to the LSU system would mean for faculty and students, LSU has revealed plans to modify or cut several academic…
¶¶Òõh students who attack teachers would be expelled under proposed law BY ELYSE CARMOSINO | Staff writer Apr 1, 2026 More ¶¶Òõh students who are found guilty of intentionally injuring public school teachers or staffers would be automatically expelled under a proposed law that advocates say will expand pr…