The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

The Lion's Roar

Storm aftermath: Photo Gallery

Storm aftermath: Photo Gallery

Nicholas Herring, Editor-in-Chief of Le Souvenir Yearbook September 8, 2021

On Aug. 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida made landfall on Louisiana’s southern coast as a category-four hurricane. It ravished the cities and towns along the Gulf Coast, including Houma and Grand Isle, before...

Sept. 8, 2021: Southeastern re-opening progress update

September 8, 2021

Editor’s note: The following update is a reposted message from University President Dr. Crain. As I write this update, one of our campus grounds crew members is busy mowing the grass...

Sept. 7, 2021: Southeastern re-opening progress update

September 8, 2021

Editor's note: The following update is a reposted message from University President Dr. Crain.  I am happy to report that the University continues to make significant progress recovering from Hurricane...

Inside the University Center on Aug. 29, a student evacuee passes time by reading a book, sharing an inflatable air mattress with a fellow student.

Students taking shelter: On-campus residents remain resilient through Hurricane Ida

Symiah Dorsey, Photography Editor September 8, 2021

On-campus evacuees were some of the first to witness the flooded roads, downed powerlines and fallen trees that covered Southeastern’s campus on the morning of Aug. 30. In preparation for the wrath...

Sept. 3, 2021: Campus Recovery Update Post Hurricane Ida

Staff September 3, 2021

Editor’s note: The following update is a reposted message from University President Dr. Crain. hope everyone remains safe and healthy as we near the completion of the first full week of recovery efforts...

Aug. 31st Message from President John Crain regarding Hurricane Ida Recovery

September 1, 2021

Students, Faculty and Staff, I am communicating with you today from campus, having just completed our first staff meeting following Hurricane Ida. I hope every member of the Southeastern family...

Police in Hammond recently arrested a suspect for a sexual assault against a Southeastern student.

Students speak on sexual assault suspect arrest

Chloe Williams, Staff Reporter August 24, 2021

On Tuesday, Aug. 10, Hammond police arrested 23-year-old Laqonte Turner Jr. as a suspect in the second-degree rape of a Southeastern student back in October 2020, according to WDSU News.  Turner already...

UL System to require COVID-19 vaccine for college students

UL System to require COVID-19 vaccine for college students

Symiah Dorsey, Photography Editor August 23, 2021

With the granting of full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people age 16 and over by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),  Dr. Crain has confirmed COVID-19 is now on the schedule of...

The National Guard holds a COVID-19 testing event on campus in November 2020. COVID testing as well as COVID vaccine distribution are available and free on campus.

COVID testing required for non-vaccinated faculty/staff

Brynn Lundy, Copy Editor August 17, 2021

In a Faculty/Staff Notice released today, University President Dr. John L. Crain announced two new operational developments for the Fall 2021 semester which align with guidelines from the University of...

On July 28, Southeastern reinstated its mask mandate for all Faculty, Students and Staff regardless of their vaccination status

Southeastern Requires Face Masks for all Faculty, Staff and Students

Dylan Meche, Staff Reporter July 29, 2021

In a notice Wednesday to Faculty and Staff, it was announced that the university had updated its face masks/coverings policy to require masks indoors at all times, regardless of vaccination status.  In...

Maiah Woodring, a senior biological sciences major from Albany, earned a first-place award for this photo in the “Best News Photo” category of the Louisiana Press Association Better Newspaper Competition. The subject of the award-winning photo was a woman wearing a mask gathering items at Walmart on March 16, 2020, in Hammond. Toilet paper became one of the much sought after items as many prepared for an extended “quarantine” at home.

Southeastern Student Newspaper ‘The Lion’s Roar’ wins Louisiana Press Association Awards

July 27, 2021

HAMMOND – The student staff of The Lion’s Roar, Southeastern Louisiana University’s student newspaper, brought home nine awards from the annual Louisiana Press Association Better Newspaper Competition. The...

University Police Chief Michael Beckner is pictured with State Farm local agents Alexis Ducorbier, Stan Johnson, and Doug Johnson who awarded Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department a $6,000 grant to purchase three radar speed signs. These radar speed signs have been installed on campus on North General Pershing St. in front of the Southeastern Lab School, on Ned McGehee Dr., and on N. General Pershing Street Ext. This equipment will be used to increase safety on campus and slow down speeders.

New radar speed indicator signs installed on campus streets

Chloe Williams, Reporter July 27, 2021

The University Police Department celebrated receiving a $6,000 grant from State Farm for three radar feedback signs on Tuesday, July 27. The signs will alert motorists of their current speed while driving...

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