The Southern University men’s basketball team will host in-state rival Grambling on Saturday in the Mini-Dome. Southern is undefeated in SWAC play and on a four-game winning streak. The Jaguars are also undefeated on their home court.

Jurnee Robinson is the ninth LSU Tiger to be named the LSWA Player of the Year and tabbed to the All-Louisiana First Team for the second consecutive season. Angelina Lee’s breakout season is rewarded with an All-Louisiana Second Team selection.

The Texas-based IDEA network came into Louisiana with great fanfare as a “proven operator," but is now withdrawing from the state.

Louisiana lawmakers asked every Louisiana public school to submit a report on their spending related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Based on an Illuminator review of their submissions, there has been minimal spending on these programs.

The demise of IDEA Public Schools Louisiana leaves behind questions about why the charter school network could not replicate the eye-catching successes it had educating children in the Lone Star state.

Many residents believed that Baton Rouge was becoming defined by its unrealized potential. Sure, it has the flagship campuses of Louisiana State University and Southern University, a historically ...

Starting this spring, a review committee will meet several times to refine Louisiana's educational content standards and provide the Department of Education with a list of recommendations on how to improve math and English Language Arts instruction for K-12 students.

Landry promoted Scott Ballard, one of the owners of PJ's Coffee, to chairman, and appointed prominent New Orleans trial attorney and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Roderick "Rico" Alvendia to the board that governs the LSU system, including two Shreveport campuses.

State Rep. Larry Selders, D-Baton Rouge, and Quentin Anthony Anderson qualified Tuesday ... Harrison, 28, is a Lafayette native who studied political science at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He said he is currently a cashier at Adrian's ...

Catholic-Baton Rouge continues to entrench itself in the top ... This article was originally published on highschool.si.com as Top 25 Louisiana Boys High School Basketball State Rankings (1/13/2025).

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jaheim Stern tied the US National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) lead in the men’s 60m hurdles after he ran a personal best and venue record 7.64 seconds to win the event at Friday’s Louisiana State University (LSU) Baton Rouge Purple Tiger indoor meet at Maddox Field House in Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge's city-parish government has declared a state of emergency ahead of the freezing weather and snow expected early next week. Schools and public agencies are closing Tuesday, as well.