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May 30, 2019

Content:

Are ‘Big Deals’ Actually Good Deals? (Inside Higher Education)

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport receives awards from the American Heart Association (KSLA)

LSU announces May 2019 honors lists (The Advocate)

LSU graduation commencement held (The Advocate)

Pelosi defies Dems calling for impeachment, says they must have 'ironclad' case first (Sinclair Broadcast Group)

Photos, video: Young bald eagle released in Metairie after recovering from injury (The Advocate)

GET IT GROWING: IT IS BLUEBERRY TIME (St. Mary Now)

The bike path steals 19 minutes of sedentary time from to the children of Bogotá (Elespectador)

Resistant Starch Research Roundup (Nutraceuticals World)

What’s at the root of poor health in rural Kentucky? A UofL professor is determined to find out. (Insider Louisville)

Mississippi River Flooding Experts Available to Speak to Media (Phys.org) 

NASA Makes Progress Assembling Massive Space Launch System Rocket Stage (Space Daily)

Pam's Party Line: Summer fun ahead (The Advocate)

Around the Southside for May 30, 2019 (The Advocate)

Bayou Country Superfest draws 50,000 -- less than half its last Baton Rouge appearance (The Advocate)

College Enrollment Declines Continue (Inside Higher Education)

Public Colleges Seek Ways to Pull Up the Welcome Mat for White-Nationalist and Other Extremist Speakers (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

Public art sculptures installed on OSU-Cascades campus (KTVZ)

Diversity Expert Deborah Elam Keynotes Chamber DIVERSIFY Luncheon June 19, Industry Professionals Lead Sessions (The Chatanoogan)

PETA files welfare complaint against LSU (AVMA)

 

Legislative Session/Budget:  

A day at the State Capitol produces many Natchitoches, NSU connections (Natchitoches Parish Journal)

Louisiana Cannabis Legalization Bills Killed in Committee (Big Easy)

House Criminal Justice Committee rejects proposal seeking to legalize recreational marijuana use (Louisiana Radio Network)

Teacher union pushes legislature to approve an additional 39-million dollars for public schools along with teacher pay raise (Louisiana Radio Network)

The Rundown: The latest on abortion, the Spelling Bee and more Louisiana politics (The Advocate)

 

Opinion: 

Louisiana students continue to make gains in education (Houma Today)

Louisiana teachers need a real raise, not just an election-year bonus (The Advocate)

SADOW: Louisiana House GOP Can Leverage Sales Tax Cut To Its Advantage (The Hayride)

Rough year for LSU baseball could come together in postseason (Daily Comet)

 

Sports:

John Bel Edwards texted LSU officials about Javonte Smart, Will Wade in week after suspension: records (NOLA.com)

Report: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards texted LSU officials for Will Wade, Javonte Smart updates (The Advocate)

Report: Javonte Smart's family fully cooperated with LSU, NCAA (Geaux 247)

CBS makes major shift in college football TV schedule, doesn't slot LSU-Alabama for primetime (The Advocate)

LSU adds Georgia State to 2023 football schedule (FB Schedules)

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame: Losing wasn't in vocabulary of former LSU standout Max Fugler (The Advocate)

LSU basketball’s 2020 SEC schedule released (NOLA.com)

LSU basketball promotes Greg Heiar, Tasmin Mitchell (NOLA.com)

Will Wade promoting former LSU star Tasmin Mitchell to full-time assistant basketball coach (The Advocate)

How Tasmin Mitchell can affect LSU recruiting's efforts (Geaux 247)

Fort Myers' Emmitt Williams decides to return to LSU, pulls his name from NBA Draft (Fort Myers News Press)

Freshman forward Emmitt Williams returning to LSU (WBRZ)

All Roads Lead to the SEC: Trio of Louisiana teams in NCAA Baseball Tournament, all in SEC regions (KATC)

Inside LSU pitcher Cole Henry's recovery: class 4 laser treatments, mental blocks, more (The Advocate)

Remember the 'Shock the World' Stony Brook Seawolves? On a season they'll never forget (The Advocate)

After dreaming of playing at LSU, USM junior aims to help steal Baton Rouge Regional (Sun Herald)

LSU's Amanda Sanchez, Shelbi Sunseri earn NFCA second-team honors (The Advocate)

LSU's Mondo Duplantis first-ever to win SEC Field Athlete and Freshman of Year in both indoor, outdoor events (The Daily Reveille)

Miles to choose between Nicholls State and LSUS to continue baseball career (Borger News Herald)

 

SEC Meetings:

Scott Woodward unplugged: A wide-ranging Q and A with LSU's new AD (Tiger Details)

Everything LSU AD Scott Woodward said at SEC Spring Meetings (NOLA.com)

Scott Woodward talks scheduling, alcohol, Will Wade and more (Geaux 247)

Former Aggie AD proud of accomplishments at Texas A&M (Gig 'em 247)

It'll be 'a hell of a week' when Texas A&M plays LSU in Baton Rouge, coach Ed Orgeron says (The Advocate)

Ed Orgeron on transfer portal, recruiting, job security and more (Geaux 247)

The SEC is reviewing its officials: Here are 10 calls that might explain why (The Salamanca Press)

LSU proposes expanding gymnastics head count (Geaux 247)

Will Wade is still around, and LSU will be back in SEC title hunt (Charlotte Oberserver)

Wade: ‘Would have’ met with LSU brass (Associated Press)