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Choosing a new president: LSU's board is set to select the university's leader today

LSU is set to pick its 29th president today from a field of three: a Louisiana university president with a business background and two out-of-state candidates with lengthy academic records at large research institutions.

We asked former ADs about the chaos at LSU after Brian Kelly’s firing. Here’s what they said.

Accepted a mission to find the Baton Rouge restaurant with a trapdoor to a secret backroom

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is now FMOL Health. Here's why.

Michelin Guide recognizes two Baton Rouge-area restaurants. See which ones made the list.

The Michelin Guide’s highly anticipated American South regional restaurant guide will be officially released Monday evening in Greenville, South Carolina. Unofficial reports, however, already reveal that two Baton Rouge-area restaurants and three in New Orleans made the list.

'Come to Baker': $7M federal grant is helping fund school turnaround in Baker

Just two months after taking over the operations of Louisiana’s lowest performing school district, a Baton Rouge charter group learned that it will have millions of dollars in additional federal money to help in turning the schools around.

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Judge recused from Madison Brooks rape case over defendant's text messages

The judge who, for nearly three years, has presided over criminal proceedings for the driver…

State Politics

As SNAP shutdown strains Louisiana food banks, could the Trump administration reopen it?

WASHINGTON – Louisiana food banks have seen an influx in demand as federal funding for food …

Business

A jail, raises and road repairs: How West Feliciana will use $90M in data center revenue

West Feliciana Parish may get better roads, a new jail and pay raises for teachers and sheri…

Sleep: The third pillar of wellness we can’t afford to ignore

Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, and I’ll admit: I’m not a fan of the early sunsets t…

Environment

Louisiana's rapid LNG buildout hits stumbling block with judge's ruling, a first of its kind

A Cameron Parish judge ruled Louisiana energy regulators must consider the impacts that the …

News

Louisiana energy projects under threat while Trump administration pauses funding, proposes cuts

The Trump administration has quietly paused funding for initiatives at LSU and the Universit…

Sports

A new showdown emerges over Louisiana's controversial pogy boats. Will restrictions be eased?

Conservation groups are girding for what they expect will be a proposal to partially ease restrictions on the industry. The industry says jobs and livelihoods are at stake.

Jeff Duncan: New Orleans' Blake Butera became MLB's youngest manager, a new father on same day

Thursday, Oct. 30, was a day Blake Butera will never forget.

Final Baton Rouge area prep football rankings of the regular season sees shakeups

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Special Reports

Louisiana 2050: Explore the perilous future of our coast with maps and data

Louisiana may be the state most at risk from climate change, and the year 2050 could prove t…

Louisiana 2050: What you need to know about our vanishing coast

The newspaper’s project examining the future of south Louisiana at a time of climate change,…

Louisiana 2050: Rising seas will upend life. Time is running out to limit the impact.

A special report from The Times-Picayune | The Advocate examines Louisiana's perilous future…

Collapsed: An insurance market in crisis

Entertainment

30,000 people in Gonzales for Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton and more for Boots on the Bayou

If you made it out to Boots on the Bayou in Gonzales on Friday and/or Saturday, you had a lot of company.

Why Louisiana men are dying younger than elsewhere, and what some doctors are doing about it

Louisiana men live an average of around 69 years, between five and six years less than the national average, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State data show fewer than two-thirds saw a doctor in the past year. That gap, driven by delayed care, economic barriers a…

Plan for Mid City's White Light Night in Baton Rouge and two wine tastings

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Opinions

Editorial: Repeated changes to election laws only serve to confuse voters

Last week, as expected, the Legislature approved a measure that will push back the dates of the springtime elections by one month, a move aimed at perhaps drawing new congressional district lines after a potential Supreme Court ruling in a Louisiana case later this year.

Letters: Leaders like Johnson should choose engagement, not insult

Louisiana’s own Mike Johnson characterized the “No Kings” events held across the country as a “hate America" rally. That description is not only inaccurate but dismisses the patriotism of millions of Americans who are raising their voices because they believe in our nation’s promise and ideals.

Letters: Thanks to lawmakers who recognized importance of Medicaid

I congratulate and thank state Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, Gov. Jeff Landry and all the Louisiana legislators who passed legislation instituting higher reimbursement rates for health care professionals who treat Medicaid patients.