BREAKING: No running water at the Orleans jail since Friday. Inmates can't flush toilets or shower. Fights are breaking out, and officials haven’t responded to WWL’s requests for comment. More details wwltv.com/article/news/l…

A Bronx high school student showed up at a routine immigration court date in Manhattan last week. ICE was waiting. Please read this one. Immigration enforcement is an education story: chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/0…

Louisiana lawmakers could pass a massive rewrite of the state's campaign finance laws that would allow elected officials to spend their campaign/PAC money on home mortgages, personal businesses, country club dues and gym memberships. #lalege lailluminator.com/2025/05/29/mor…

Change of plans? #LSU originally announced President Tate’s last day would be June 30 #lalege #lagov

The New York Times lands one of the best data guys out there, New Orleans' own Jeff Adelson nytco.com/press/jeff-ade…

Senate Finance scales back TOPS expansion bill before advancing HB77 to full Senate. Senators kept creation of new "excellence" level with more $$ for students scoring 31 or above on ACT. They removed medical/dental students & extra money for students at ULL, La. Tech. #lalege

Outgoing #LSU President William Tate, the first Black president of any SEC school, is calling for more investment in Southern University in a new paper analyzing the financial disparities between Louisiana’s two land-grant universities. #lalege #lagov lailluminator.com/2025/06/08/out…

Great read from Patrick Wall about what to expect in the next LSU presidential search and words of caution that the board gave to William Tate before he took the job: “It’s serious politics. They’ll knife you here.”  nola.com/news/education…

Hiring for an extremely cool journalism job at NOLA.com. We're looking for a data reporter who can work across our newsrooms and help bolster our investigations. You'll be on our investigative team. Reach out with any questions, or come find me at #IRE25! journalismjobs.com/1690947-data-r…

Most Louisiana students won’t get bigger TOPS scholarships — but an elite few will, under program change backed by lawmakers (from ⁦Patrick Wall⁩) #lalege #laed theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional, federal appeals court rules (from ⁦Patrick Wall⁩) #lalege #laed nola.com/news/education…

A law student at the University of Florida — a self-described white nationalist and Nazi — wrote a paper arguing that the Constitution only applies to white people. The federal judge teaching the class, a Trump appointee, gave him the highest grade and awarded him a prize. The

Years before 10 inmates broke out of the New Orleans jail, the sheriff eliminated a high-risk security unit. That now appears to have been a critical misstep that helped to allow for last month’s escape. Story via Joseph Cranney: nola.com/news/orleans-p…

Incredible story from Jack Brook about a Mexican woman who is married to a disabled American marine, has two small children with him, and is facing deportation. The family lives in Baton Rouge. #lalege

Senate President Cameron Henry sees ‘inherent conflict’ in state education department overseeing voucher program that lets families use tax dollars to pay private school, homeschool expenses (from ⁦Patrick Wall⁩) #lalege #laed theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

Iranian woman who has lived in New Orleans nearly 50 years arrested outside Lakeview home nola.com/news/politics/…

Two Iranian-born #LSU students were arrested this week by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement at their off-campus apartment in Baton Rouge, the university has confirmed. #lalege #lagov lailluminator.com/2025/06/25/two…

The LSU board is about to vote on changing its regulations, but we don't know what they are. Also, public comment period has passed without the public knowing what's available for them to comment on. At minimum, this doesn't jive with the spirit of the open meetings law. #lalege

The Trump admin said this week that it's withholding nearly $7B in education grants. Now Louisiana schools are bracing for the fallout, including possible afterschool & staffing cuts. "This puts every district in a really difficult spot," one supt said. nola.com/news/education…

Well, the bill is one step away from becoming law. It includes the most significant changes to higher ed policy in decades. We got some tables for you in this story, breaking down the bill insidehighered.com/news/governmen…