An LSU historian is being sued for defamation by a Pennsylvania state legislator and seeks to have the lawsuit dismissed on the grounds that the lawmaker is trying to curtail his First Amendment rights.

Pierre spoke on Wednesday at the Baton Rouge Rotary Club, where he highlighted the school's role as a “communiversity.”

Some schools will begin closing Tuesday to give students and staff time to prepare for Francine, which is expected to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico and make landfall in Louisiana Wednesday.

The new model has students enroll in for-credit courses right away with extra academic support instead of having to pass a remedial class first.

CRT is an advanced academic concept traditionally taught in graduate-level courses.

Louisiana’s attorney general asked a federal court on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the rollout of the state’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms.

While it’s time to face financial realities and adapt, UNO President Kathy Johnson said the school isn’t teetering on the edge of a cliff — yet.

New Orleans’ first direct-run school in nearly two decades cleared an important hurdle this week: Enrolling enough students.

East Baton Rouge Parish has a new superintendent. LaMont Cole, a metro councilman and longtime educator, will take over the school district’s top job.

While the numbers don’t show as much growth as the last two years, students maintained recent gains.