Universities use lavish perks to compete for students

Universities are competing for more lucrative out-of-state and international students in national "arms race" over amenities

• Oct 14, 2019

2 sentenced to jail for LSU hazing death

The victim's parents pushed for a stronger anti-hazing law allowing tougher sentencing in future cases

• Jul 26, 2019

LSU suspends men’s basketball coach after report

Wade was suspended amid reports about his conversations with a person convicted of funneling money to families of basketball recruits

• Mar 8, 2019

LSU football player kills man trying to rob him and teammate

Two LSU football players were trying to sell an electronic item when one of them fatally shot an 18-year-old man trying to rob them, police say

• Dec 23, 2018

Suspect arrested in LSU player's death

Dyteon Simpson, 20, was arrested Friday and booked into prison

• Sep 29, 2018

LSU basketball player shot to death in Baton Rouge

LSU basketball player Wayde Sims was shot near campus of another school in Baton Rouge

• Sep 28, 2018

4 indicted in hazing death of LSU fraternity pledge

Maxwell Gruver's blood-alcohol content was six times the legal limit for driving when he died Sept. 14, 2017

• Mar 15, 2018

LSU reinstates alcohol ban a month after student's death

LSU's president said some students haven't "absorbed the severity and seriousness of the current situation"

• Oct 20, 2017

Police arrest 10 in LSU frat hazing death

Police reports suggest pledge Maxwell Gruver was forced to drink to excess during an initiation ritual called "Bible Study"

• Oct 11, 2017

Drinking game may have preceded frat pledge's death, police say

Police are investigating Maxwell Gruver's death as a possible result of fraternity hazing, and a coroner said hospital tests found a "highly elevated" blood-alcohol level in his body

• Oct 3, 2017

Police say murders of 2 black men were likely racially motivated

Kenneth Gleason, 23, was arrested after detectives say they found illegal drugs while searching his home

• Sep 17, 2017

LSU student’s death may stem from alcohol-fueled hazing: Officials

School’s president temporarily bans all fraternity activities; frat involved is suspended

• Sep 15, 2017

LSU smothered by Alabama’s D; top 25 CFB roundup

The Crimson Tide won for the sixth straight time against LSU; Ohio State crushes Nebraska; Mississippi State upsets Texas A&M

• Nov 6, 2016

LSU fires head football coach Les Miles

Les Miles and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron were fired by LSU on Sunday; defensive line coach Ed Orgeron promoted to interim head coach

• Sep 25, 2016

Ex-football player jailed after 2 students slain

Female Southern University athletic program students killed as apparent bystanders in off-campus party near state college

• Apr 11, 2016

2 students killed in shooting near LSU campus

Female Southern University athletic program students killed as apparent bystanders in off-campus party near state college

• Apr 11, 2016

LSU's Fournette smothered by Alabama

Tigers' Heisman candidate looked human in Tuscaloosa; TCU and Michigan State both stumble; top 25 college football roundup

• Nov 8, 2015

Ex-LSU football star questioned in woman's death

Police wanted to talk to La'el Collins because he was once romantically involved with a pregnant woman who was murdered; He has not been named a suspect

• May 5, 2015

​Innovative LSU gymnast leaves unique mark on gymnastics

"Lloimincia Hall goes out on the floor and brings the house down," says her coach

• Apr 16, 2015