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• Former LSU president, vet school dean William Jenkins dies at 88 Play Video

  December 1, 2025 4:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Dr. William L. Jenkins, who served as LSU's chancellor and president twice, passed away. He was 88. The South African native arrived in Louisiana in 1988 to work as the dean of the LSU Vet School. He was named LSU's provost and vice chancellor for academic... more »

• LSU names six as Boyd Professors to honor national and international work

  September 5, 2025 2:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE — LSU on Friday elevated six people to its Boyd Professorship to recognize national or international achievements in their fields. Until Friday, only 79 previous faculty members were so honored. The Boyd Professorship is named in honor of Thomas and David Boyd, early presidents and faculty members... more »

• Appeals court says LSU doesn't have to put law professor back in class before full hearing Play Video

  February 4, 2025 11:09 AM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU can't be forced to put embattled LSU law professor Ken Levy back in the classroom without a full hearing on the evidence, the First Circuit Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday. The LSU Board of Supervisors had asked the court Monday to review a 19th Judicial... more »

• Judge blocks LSU's request to suspend, dissolve order allowing suspended professor to return to class Play Video

  January 31, 2025 5:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A Judge on Friday denied LSU's lawyers request to suspend or dissolve a temporary restraining order filed by an LSU Law professor who was removed from his position after making political comments during class. A 19th Judicial District Court judge denied the request to lift the... more »

• Governor asks LSU to discipline law professor perceived criticizing Trump-supporting students

  November 26, 2024 12:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday called for LSU and the university's Board of Supervisors to punish an LSU law professor who was perceived as being critical of his students who voted for President-elect Donald Trump. In a lecture the day after the general election, Professor Nicholas... more »

• Southern University employee arrested for misusing state gas card

  April 4, 2017 5:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A Southern University employee was arrested after police say he misused a state gas card. Deputies arrested 47-year-old Eric Breaud after it was discovered he used his state gas card to purchase fuel for his personal vehicle. According to the arrest report, Breaud checked out a... more »

• WATCH: Professor pulls mind-bending April Fools' prank on class

  April 1, 2017 5:11 PM

  LA MIRADA, Cali. - Students had no trouble paying attention in a Biola University class when a professor pulled an impressive prank Friday afternoon. A video uploaded Friday shows Matthew Weathers, a math professor at the university, pulling off the elaborate prank. Weathers starts by "accidentally" writing on... 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 »

• LSU economist estimates one- year recovery period from flood

  August 22, 2016 12:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE – With 31 inches of rain, 13 people dead, more than 30,000 residents and 1,400 rescued, some say it will take one year to recover from the recent flood damage that struck the state last week. James Richardson, LSU economist and professor of public administration, says that... more »

• Baton Rouge law fixture Cheney Joseph dies

  December 18, 2015 11:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A longtime member of the Baton Rouge legal community, Cheney Joseph Jr., passed away this week. He was 73. Joseph was named co-dean of the LSU Law Center in August to fill in for chancellor Jack Weiss, who resigned. Cheney was battling cancer at the... more »