LSU president William Tate was criticized over his tenure for actions some have characterized as anti-DEI, the Louisiana Illuminator reports. Photo: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images
🐅 LSU president William Tate is leaving for the same job at Rutgers. He was the SEC's first Black university president, and is the latest in several high-profile departures for the Baton Rouge campus. (Louisiana Illuminator)
Matt Lee, the dean of agriculture, will serve as LSU's interim president beginning July 1, the university says.
Lee'Lani Brooks, the 9-year-old who was hit in the head by a stray bullet during an Algiers neighborhood fight last week, has died. The man arrested in the case now faces a murder charge, NOPD says. (WWL)
🚤 Powerboat racing returns to Lake Pontchartrain this summer with Powerboat P1 events on June 27-29. (Fox 8)
🩳 Blue Bayou, the big water park in Baton Rouge, won't open this summer. (WAFB)
