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Black Maternal Health: filling the margin
By:Danielle Rancifer Contributors: Olivia Drawdy, Santiago Rodriguez In the U.S Department of Health there's a list of banned words, one of them is Black. Restrictions like this have led Summer Lee, a Democratic House member from Pittsburgh, to ask, “ Do you have an idea on how we could solve the Black maternal mortality crisis if we can't say 'Black?’” Lee is part of a growing number of Americans who are now sounding the alarm about inequities in healthcare for Blacks. Bu
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Mothers and babies are dying at extreme rates in Louisiana. Why?
By: Olivia Drawdy, Rudy Ceccon Contributors: Santiago Rodriguez, Danielle Rancifer Lily Butsch was full of joy when she found out in the spring of 2025 that she was going to be a mother. She immediately went to tell her husband. Their excitement was so palpable that they told as many people in their lives who would listen about the good news. Butsch had wanted to be a mom for so long, and now she would finally have that honor. Just a few weeks after spreading the good news,
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Literacy Beyond the Classroom
Kimora Carr Even on a busy afternoon, education doesn’t pause when Mary Belous’ household leaves school. As backpacks are put up, shoes are taken off, the books are still left out. For Mary Belou, a Mandeville, Louisiana mother of four and a registered nurse, reading isn’t left solely in the hands of her children's teachers. As a mother of four children, who are all in the earlier grades of elementary, Belou finds that it is very important for children to not only read in t
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Reading and writing levels are falling in public schools. Technology may be to blame
Laura Allen When students’ scores began to dip following the COVID-19 lockdown, the pandemic was an obvious scapegoat. Afterall, nearly half of all public schools in the U.S. did not return to in- person learning until the fall of 2021, a year and half after the initial shutdown. Even with this setback, scores were expected to bounce back once students returned to school. They didn’t. In fact, literacy rates are still on the decline. Parents and educators ask, why can’t the
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Side Bar: Food Deserts
By Katharine Sherrett BATON ROUGE, La. To fill a need, volunteer food pantries have popped up in this capital city where 14 percent or 64,000 people do not have regular access to food. Last fall, the LSU Food Recovery Network partnered with African American Cultural Center, Ogden Honors College, LSU Facilities Services and Baton Rouge Community Fridge to donate over 3,000 pounds of food, according to its website. According to feedingamerica.org, one USDA-approved meal is 1.
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Where Fresh Food is Far: Surviving North Baton Rouge’s Food Desert
By Ryan Chatman. Additional writing and reporting by Paul Tibbets and Katharine Sherrett. BATON ROUGE, La. At the intersection of Scenic Highway and Harding Boulevard, fast-food signs shine amongst longstanding limited grocery access. For North Baton Rouge residents, fresh food is far less accessible than fast food. Whether in a dorm at Southern University or living in Scotlandville, few residents would dispute that food insecurity is a major issue in this part of East Baton
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Truancy Surges Post-Pandemic as Schools Loosen Attendance Enforcement
One fallout from remote teaching during the pandemic is a large spike in student absenteeism, and a more relaxed attitude from school...
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Post-Pandemic Learning: Teachers, Students Struggle to Reconnect in Tech-Driven Classrooms
By Branden Melton-Kielbowicz, Carly Itzel, Alex Kling and Tayanna Massey Years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended traditional...
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From Safe Haven to Battleground: Book Banning in the Public Library
By : Liv Tees and Morgan Carter Libraries have become a battleground over public access to information and what materials are considered...
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Rolling the Dice: Finding Space at LSU’s Tabletop Games Club
By Liv Tees and Morgan Carter Loud, raucous cheers on LSU’s campus — celebrating victory and mourning defeat — usually means you’re...
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Libraries and the Rise of Third Spaces
By Morgan Carter and Liv Tees Contributions by Emma Haecker and Mike Poggi On a Monday morning last month, 13 different groups were...
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Shame On You, LSU
by Mary Chauvin I am an athlete and I know that we are held to very high standards. Except if you're on the football team. As a freshman...
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Yeah, All Cops Aren’t Bad, But Let’s Talk the Bad.
by Jori Banks The scariest encounter I have ever had with police was with my dad at Christmas. Racism still exists. It does. We may all...
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I'm Studying Journalism and Proud Of It.
by Olivia Deffes Choosing a major is hard when family and friends don't fully support your choice. Like many other journalism students, I...
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The Biggest Impact With the Smallest Word
by Charles Steptoe Racism is not always throwing a brick through a window or being denied opportunities because of your skin color. It...
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A Message to Louisiana: Start Watching
by Julia-Claire Evans How industry has changed Louisiana's waterways and why we need to start paying more attention. I was a window kid....
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Reckless Driving Can Leave Emotional Scars
by Loren Draper Reckless driving, whether under the influence or just being unsafe, can impact the lives of many beyond the driver. Every...
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