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• LSU hosts networking event for business, communication, humanities, design students Play Video

  March 24, 2026 12:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - At LSU on Tuesday, students from four different colleges were able to network with professionals in their desired fields in the Student Union. This included the Manship School of Mass Communication, College of Art & Design, E.J. Ourso College of Business and the College of Humanities... more »

• Tickets go on sale for Manship Theatre Red Carpet Gala featuring singer-songwriter LeAnn Rimes

  March 23, 2026 2:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Manship Theatre Red Carpet Gala will feature American singer and songwriter LeAnn Rimes. The annual fundraiser supports the theatre's mission to enrich the lives of audiences by presenting world-renowned performers. LeAnn Rimes is a two-time Grammy award-winning artist who has sold over 48 million... more »

• 35th Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament makes way to Baton Rouge this week Play Video

  March 16, 2026 11:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Paula G. Manship YMCA is "serving up" a good time this week for the 35th Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament. Over the course of the week, 150 wheelchair tennis players from 20 countries and 22 states will be in the capital city for the Grand... more »

• Manship Theatre hosts performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors Play Video

  December 14, 2025 12:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Manship Theatre is hosting a performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors in Baton Rouge to celebrate the holiday season. Originally created for television by Gian Carlo Menotti and based on Italian folk tales, the opera retells the story of the Nativity from the point... more »

• 2une In Previews: Classic Japanese films, comedy, jazz make up Manship Theatre's October lineup Play Video

  October 1, 2025 8:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE — The Manship Theatre's October lineup has plenty for everyone to enjoy, whether you're a fan of Japanese filmmaking from the cinematic masters, improv comedy, jazz or art exhibitions. The downtown Baton Rouge theater's film lineup this month includes screenings of Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai," Hayao Miyazaki's... more »

• 2une In Previews: Sharpe Family Singers bringing Broadway hits, contemporary pop to Manship Theatre Play Video

  September 9, 2025 10:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE — The Sharpe Family Singers are bringing wholesome entertainment for the whole family to Baton Rouge. The group, including Broadway-star parents, Ron & Barbra, with their equally talented kids Samantha, Logan, and twins Aidan and Connor, is coming to the Manship Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 14, at... more »

• Manship Theatre Red Carpet Gala tickets available for 20th anniversary Play Video

  March 5, 2025 4:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Tickets are available for the Manship Theatre's 20th Anniversary Red Carpet Gala as the theatre is celebrating its 20th year Wednesday. The gala is set to take place Saturday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. This year's Gala features a fully catered reception followed by an exclusive... more »

• House committee advances bill to cut corporate income tax rate; part of governor's special tax session Play Video

  November 11, 2024 1:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The House Ways and Means Committee took steps Sunday toward achieving the governor’s tax overhaul by advancing a bill to cut the corporate income tax rate, now one of the highest in the nation, in stages from 7.5% to 3.5%. The full House voted 69-6 to... more »

• LSU journalism students return from two-week study abroad trip covering Olympics in Paris Play Video

  August 9, 2024 4:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A group of LSU journalism students has returned from their time covering the Summer Olympics in Paris, hosting a welcome-back event at the Journalism Building on LSU’s campus on Friday. The students from the Manship School of Mass Communication were there as a part of a... more »

• 2une In Previews: Evangeline the Musical Play Video

  August 7, 2024 10:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE— The story of the Acadian people is set to return to the Manship Theatre. Some of the crew from this month's production joined 2une In's John Pastorek and Brandi B. Harris to discuss the show. The production will run from August 22-25. Tickets can be purchased at... more »

• LSU Manship School students head to Paris to cover 2024 Olympics; WBRZ to feature student's work Play Video

  July 19, 2024 5:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - For the first time ever, LSU Tigers are headed overseas for the opportunity to cover the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Twenty-five lucky LSU Manship School of Mass Communication students are headed to France on Saturday to not only cover the Paris Olympics but to explore French culture,... more »

• Leroy's LipSmack'n Lemonade: How a boy with special needs turned sour odds into something sweet

  February 6, 2021 10:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - When life gave him lemons, he made lemonade. Then he took that lemonade and became one of the youngest entrepreneurs in Louisiana at 6 years old. Leroy Hayward III, founder of Leroy’s LipSmack’n Lemonade, has been successful selling his lemonade at Tiger Stadium, the PMAC and... more »

• Preparations underway for WBRZ's Fireworks on the Mississippi Play Video

  July 3, 2018 12:05 AM

  PLAQUEMINE - It's hot and dirty work preparing 4,000 fireworks for the annual July 4th celebration. The 49th annual WBRZ Fireworks on the Mississippi show will begin 9 p.m. Wednesday with the best vantage points in downtown Baton Rouge and Port Allen. "If you shoot off a few big... more »

• LSU Professor Melvin DeFleur dies at 93

  February 15, 2017 7:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Renowned mass communication scholar Melvin DeFleur, a Manship School of Mass Communication Distinguished Professor, died Monday at the age of 93. DeFleur and his wife, Margaret DeFleur, joined the Manship School faculty in 2004 after he retired as professor emeritus of mass communication in the College... more »

• Manship School says $2.55 million will transform program

  November 16, 2015 12:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Administrators with LSU's Manship School of Communication said two gifts totaling $2.55 million will help them transform their program. The school announced the gifts from the Manship and Lamar families Monday. Dean Jerry Ceppos said one gift will be used to create a new position focused... more »

• The Advocate sold to businessman John Georges

  April 30, 2013 9:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Advocate, the city's daily newspaper, posted on its website Tuesday night, it had been sold to John Georges. "The Advocate, which dates back 171 years and serves readers from Lafayette to New Orleans, is one of the few newspapers in the United States whose print circulation... more »