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• Ticket site back up after LSU-SU fans reported issues trying to obtain purchased tickets before game

  September 10, 2022 3:24 PM

  UPDATE: As of 3:38 p.m., the LSU ticket website was back up and running for fans to access tonight's tickets. Read the original story below: BATON ROUGE - Multiple people reported issues with digital tickets ahead of the long awaited LSU versus Southern University game Saturday. A... more »

• Person shot in face near Southern campus; juvenile in police custody

  August 17, 2021 2:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A juvenile surrendered to police after shooting a person in the face late Sunday just off of the Southern University campus. Police said Tuesday, detectives were investigating a shooting at 724 Harding Boulevard, an address that overlooks the campus. The shooting happened around nine Sunday night.... more »

• Southern University technical issue leaves professors unpaid for summer school Play Video

  July 2, 2021 5:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A technical glitch at Southern University caused some professors teaching summer school to go unpaid. It's the second payroll glitch at the university this year, but tenured Political Science Professor Dr. Albert Samuels said the issues are getting old. "My mortgage company, my car loan company... more »

• Ochsner, Southern University team up for mass vaccination event Play Video

  March 27, 2021 8:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - People lined up their cars on Saturday outside of Southern University's F.G. Clark Activity Center to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Southern University paired up with Ochsner to bring a mass vaccination site to North Baton Rouge. "It's a very fast and easy process," said vaccine receiver,... more »

• LSU, SU campuses remain closed Wednesday

  February 14, 2021 2:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Both LSU and Southern University will remain closed Wednesday (Feb. 17) amid the winter weather situation. LSU said the closure includes VetMed and Law. All LSU classes and activities scheduled for Wednesday -- whether in-person or virtual -- are cancelled. LSU closed on Monday, Feb. 15,... more »

• 'Geaux Get Tested' for COVID-19 at Southern University

  August 21, 2020 9:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Southern University is offering free COVID-19 test not only for students and faculty but for the public as well. Testing is located in the F.G. Clark Activity Center parking lot right next to the A.W. Mumford Stadium. Testing started on Thursday, August 20 and will... more »

• SU, GBR Food Bank partners to feed hundreds of families in capital area Play Video

  July 25, 2020 6:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Cars filled Southern University's parking lot as they teamed up with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to feed hundreds of families. Free COVID-19 testing was also available. Southern continues to serve as one of the free surge testing sites in the Capital Area. "The... more »

• New Orleans might not host the 2020 Bayou Classic

  June 13, 2020 2:34 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Southwestern Athletics Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors will have a meeting in late June about 2020 Fall sports. In the scheduled meeting officials will talk about which will host the 2020 and 2021 Bayou Classics. Southern University... more »

• State officials have started processing 2020 graduates for TOPS eligibility

  June 11, 2020 9:33 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) has begun processing 2020 high school graduates for TOPS (Taylor Opportunity Program for Students) eligibility. Interested students have been directed to set up a Student Hub account so they can track their TOPS status, from initial eligibility through... more »

• SLU, SU Law Center both postpone Spring commencement ceremonies

  March 27, 2020 12:01 PM

  Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge and Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond both announced Friday that each of their spring commencement ceremonies would be postponed. Neither University was able to provide a new date for its ceremony. Southern University said once the campus receives the necessary approvals... more »

• Still recovering from life-changing injury, former SU football player moves into new wheelchair-accessible home Play Video

  July 18, 2019 7:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Nearly four years after a devastating hit changed the course of his life, former Southern University football player Devon Gales and his family are moving into a new home, and he will be tackling a new life. “It feels like a dream come true. Something that... more »

• Video shows Southern's Devon Gales walking with robotic exoskeleton Play Video

  May 25, 2017 2:36 PM

  ATLANTA – Family members shared video of Southern University’s running back Devon Gales walking with the help of a powered brace. “Look out world because here he comes!” Tanisha Deans-Gales shared on Facebook Thursday. “He is feeling so good right now!” Tanisha Gales said her son is walking... more »

• Southern vice chancellor named finalist for Georgia college president

  April 18, 2017 10:38 AM

  AUGUSTA – A vice chancellor for Southern University is one of two finalists for the new president of a historically black college in Georgia , according to Augusta media outlets. WRDW reports Brandon K. Dumas, the vice chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment at Southern University, was announced as... more »

• LSU partially open Tuesday, SU reschedules university events

  August 16, 2016 12:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE – LSU will be partially open on Tuesday and Southern University will remain closed until Thursday. LSU will hold a "condensed orientation" on Aug. 17 to replace the originally scheduled Aug. 15 – 16 session. Students planning to live on campus will be allowed to move into... more »

• Devon Gales' road to recovery Play Video

  March 9, 2016 9:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Since suffering a serious spinal injury back in September, Southern University's Devon Gales has inspired people all over the world with his courage and positive attitude. He arrived back in Baton Rouge last weekend after spending the last six months at a rehab facility in Atlanta. Gales... more »

• 'Human Jukebox' to perform at HS football game

  September 2, 2015 11:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Southern University's world-renowned "Human Jukebox" Marching Band is scheduled for a performance at a Baton Rouge area high school football game for the first time in history when McKinley Senior High School meets Scotlandville Senior Magnet School on Friday night. While the cross-town rivalry is expected... more »