The two-time Grammy Award winner was born in Lafayette and will return to the state on January 13 to perform the National Anthem at the championship...
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Former LSU student convicted of negligent homicide in 2017 hazing death of Maxwell Gruver
The former LSU student charged with negligent homicide in the 2017 hazing death of freshman Maxwell Gruver was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday. The six jurors delivered a verdict to Matthew Naquin, 21...
Playa Bowls coming to Arlington Marketplace, brings the beach to Baton Rouge
If you can’t go to the beach, bring the beach to Baton Rouge. That’s exactly what brothers Jordan and Beau VanGeffen plan to do with the upcoming opening of Playa Bowls in Arlington Marketplace. They’re hoping to open...
ICYMI LSU: Progress Made in Search of New VP of Student Affairs, plus Saying Goodbye and Goodluck to Naz Reid
Give ‘Em the Old Razzle DazzleIf you’re looking for some great art then you need to look no further than the Student Union’s latest art show. Showing now until May 17, the 2019 LSU Faculty & Staff Art show will be...
Finding the Beauty in Their Confidence: DIG Attends the Annual Miss LSU-USA Pageant
Before Delta Zeta would raise the curtain to begin their 20th anniversary of hosting the Miss LSU-USA Pageant, a small reception took place on the first floor of the Union Theatre. As HD Photobooth Co. finished setting...
ICYMI LSU: A Sweet 16 Set with Michigan and LSU Gymnastics Take the SEC
My Super Sweet 16For the first time since 2006, the Tigers are making an appearance in the Sweet 16 game at the NCAA tournament tonight. It all goes down against the Michigan State Spartans in the Capital One Arena in...
Alyssa Carson Receives the LSU Women’s Center Esprit De Femme Award
Yesterday, at the Renaissance Hotel, Baton Rouge International School (BRIS) Student, Alyssa Carson, was honored as a recipient of the LSU Women’s Center Esprit De Femme Award. The Esprit de Femme Award is awarded...
ICYMI LSU: Weekend Warrior Tigers to Battle in the Quarterfinals, and a Sale on Campus You Won’t Want to Miss
Your Idea in 54 HoursBeginning tonight at 4:30 p.m., the entrepreneurship event of the year is set to begin. It’s known as Startup Weekend, and like how it’s name sounds, it is a weekend long pitch competition taking...
ICYMI LSU: Tennessee Takedown, Big Dogs on Campus
Tennessee TakedownIt all began this week with a Tennessee defeat from the Tigers on Saturday. For the whole game, the No. 13 LSU Men’s Basketball team fought with a strong will and a whole lot of passion to beat the No...
ICYMI LSU: Kevin Gates comes to Groovin’ 2019, Tigers tackle Vols
Groovin’ With GatesWho has two hands and “two phones” and is coming to play at Groovin’? Baton Rouge’s very own, Kevin Gates, was announced as the headliner for this year’s Groovin’ concert at LSU. View this post on...
ICYMI LSU – Beer in the Box, Revelries rock Varsity Theatre
Welcome back to our weekly roundup of the top stories trending on LSU campus! From Business Students to BandmatesThe Revelries. If LSU students don’t know this name yet, then they will soon. A band of current and former...
New LSU program puts an MBA within reach
Dream of earning a masters in business administration, but can’t seem to find the time? LSU might have the program for you. The MBA program at LSU Flores has launched a one-year MBA track geared toward students...
ICYMI LSU – Tigers rebound, Career Expo plays matchmaker
Where To Next?Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match- with my dream company! This Wednesday is the Career Expo, with over 200 employers from across the country where students can network with professionals to explore...
LSU cracks top ten in ESPN’s early CFP rankings
The Tigers won big Monday night on college football’s biggest stage with a 44-16 beatdown of Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide squad. OK, so maybe it wasn’t OUR Tigers, but that doesn’t mean there...
ICYMI LSU: 1/4/19 – New year, new semester, new you!
Happy New Year, Tigers! With the start of 2019, what else could naturally follow but a slew of new classes for the next semester? Classes begin next Wednesday, January 9. While we’re getting ahead of ourselves, the drop...
Victory in the desert: Twitter sounds off on LSU bowl win
The 2019 Fiesta Bowl is in the books, with LSU’s Tigers trouncing the Knights of UCF for the first-ever New Year’s Six win in program history. Whether you’re still basking in the glow of victory or...
It’s official: Haynie named LSU provost
After a national search to fill the vacant position, LSU has named Dr. Stacia Haynie as the university’s executive VP and provost. Haynie takes over the permanent position after serving as the interim pick for...
Contribution means huge growth for LSU’s Innovation Park
Innovation Park, the technology and business development wing of LSU, is set to undergo a major expansion thanks to a $200,000 contribution from Research Park Corporation. The expansion will increase accessibility to...
ICYMI: #LSU – Finals week, Fiesta Bowl, Gymnastics returns
Welcome to the first in our recurring series, ICYMI: LSU – keeping you up to date on all the latest Tigers news. Finals Week=Game Over With finals ending last week, the fall semester has officially drawn to a...
Twitter sounds off on LSU vs UCF in Fiesta Bowl
The selection committee has spoken: your LSU Tigers will face off against the Knights of UCF in Glendale at the 2019 Playstation Fiesta Bowl. Joe Burrow and the boys look to topple an undefeated UCF squad, whose perfect...
Got milk? Pi Phi sidelined after bizarre hazing incident
An LSU Police report shows an alleged incident of hazing led to the suspension of activities for LSU’s Pi Beta Phi on November 8. The activity in question? Milk chugging. According to officials, a member of the...
#BamaHateWeek
It’s that time of year that we like to call Bama Hate Week. Here are just a few of our favorites to get you ready for Saturday’s game. Got a better one? Tag us with #idigbr and #BamaHateWeek! View...
LSU ranked No. 3 in College Football Playoff rankings
By Tyler Nunez | Tiger Rag After much pomp and circumstance, the College Football Playoff committee released its first Top 25 ranking of the 2018 season, and the Tigers came in at a program-high No. 3. If the...
It’s official, College Gameday is coming to LSU for Alabama
ESPN announced Saturday morning that the College Gameday crew is headed to death valley to cover the big match up between LSU and The Crimson Tide. This is the first time College Gameday films at LSU since their match...
LA Congressman Garret Graves starts GoFundMe to pay SEC $100,000 fine
Congressman Garret Graves shared his GoFundMe titled “LSU Can Win Just Fine” on October 15, the same day that LSU was fined $100,000 for rushing the field after the big win over UGA. The GoFundMe states that...
LSU fined $100,00 after fans stormed the field on Saturday
The SEC fined LSU $100,000 today after the big win over (former) No. 2 Georgia. According to The Advocate, LSU fans last stormed the field after the LSU-Ole Miss game in 2014. A 3rd violation could cost the school...
Frutta Bowls & Simple Greek opening at LSU
So by now you should know that the Nicholson Gateway project is the up-and-coming student living and retail development off of Nicholson Dr. across from the LSU track stadium. If you haven’t yet, we suggest a...
Baton Rouge named one of the south’s best college towns
And may thy spirit live in us, forever LSU! Southern Living Magazine named Baton Rouge one of the south’s top 20 college towns. The article mentions obvious local favorites like the University Lakes, Louisiana...
Over 50,000 signatures in petition to free Mike the Tiger
Last fall as little Mike VII moved into his habitat at LSU, Care2 created a petition to free Mike the Tiger saying “animals should be free, not held captive to be used as mascots.” The petition also states...
Tailgating? Leave it to the professionals
Fall has arrived and while most people are worried about Halloween costumes and pumpkin spice lattes, we’re really just trying to figure out how we’re going to hit all the best tailgates before the big game...
#idigbr: LSU gameday inspiration
First, THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the @brfashioncouncil Fall Fashion Fest this past Saturday! 💜💛 I’m sharing my Top FIVE Game Day Style Trends from the day over on the blog! 🏈🏈 It includes some of my...
“The Chute” being added to Tiger Stadium
The newest addition the LSU football experience,”The Chute” will hold 1,250 21-and-older fans and will debut in Tiger Stadium for the first home game of 2018. The Chute will give fans an opportunity to come...
Two students involved in Max Gruver case also involved in another hazing incident one week prior
Two former LSU students accused of hazing Max Gruver on September 14 were also involved in a hazing incident on September 6 of last year. In the September 6 case, another incoming Phi Delta Theta became violently ill...
Update on the Nicholson Gateway project
In case you missed it, “Nicholson Gateway project” is just a fancy name for the new on-campus home and retail development for upperclassmen and graduate students at LSU. Students have been patiently waiting...
F. King Alexander and LSU Task Force for Greek Life release new plan to solve hazing issues
In the wake of Max Gruver’s death last fall, the LSU Task Force for Greek Life began hard at work for solutions to the hazing issues that reside in LSU greek life. The Task Force began a thorough investigation of...
Good luck breaking into Tiger Stadium now…
After finishing it’s major construction from last year, Tiger Stadium has only seen one break in yet from 2018, compared to six just last spring. Senior Associate Athletic Director Ronnie Haliburton said that the...
LSU students compete to fight campus hunger
Students and chefs at LSU will team up this week to see who can make the tastiest dishes out of food pantry staples… and who’ll get “chopped.” The Tiger Chopped Challenge will raise money for the...
LSU Greeks can’t drink on campus… again
LSU’s president reversed an earlier decision this week over Greek organizations being allowed to hold on-campus parties with alcohol. President F. King Alexander sent out an letter Thursday saying he was re...
Greek life restrictions lifting after student’s death
LSU ended its ban on several more aspects of Greek student life over the last several days, and began other changes intended to stop the hazing culture investigators said may have caused the death of a student...
Report: 10 to be charged with hazing in Maxwell Gruver’s death
LSU filed hazing charges this week against ten students and additionally charged one with negligent homicide in the death of an LSU fraternity member, according to a report by the Advocate. The newspaper said Matthew...
LSU offers puppies, playtime for midterm stress relief
It’s midterms week, and for LSU students that means a giant increase in stress levels. To help with that, a number of groups are helping students find their chill with puppies, bubbles, and other coping activities...
Report: Pledges forced to drink in “Bible study”
Search warrants claim some LSU pledges were forced to drink during a fraternity event called “Bible study” on the night before one student died, according to a report. WBRZ.com reported that information came...