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Posted 6:36 AM 2/6/2026 by Leah Williams

BATON ROUGE — Nov. 16, 1972, remains one of the most tragic and defining days in Southern University history.

It's the day Denver Smith and Leonard Brown, both unarmed students, were killed on campus by law enforcement.

In the fall of 1972, Southern University students (More)

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Posted 6:15 PM 2/5/2026 by WBRZ Staff

As WBRZ celebrates Black History Month with a 2 Your Town visit to Southern University, Michael Shingleton takes a look back at the history of the iconic Felton G. Clark Activity Center. 

For more 2 Your Town: Southern content, click here. 

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Posted 7:22 AM 2/4/2026 by Joe Collins

BATON ROUGE - Southern University’s campus is home to its very own vineyard.

The vineyard provides students with hands-on experience growing and harvesting grapes that will one day make great wines.

"The vineyard was established in 2020 by Dr. Devaiah Kambiranda. He started (More)

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Posted 6:05 AM 2/3/2026 by Angelica Butine

BATON ROUGE - Inside Southern University, down a familiar hallway where footsteps echo and students pass each day, sits a barbershop that is much more than a place to get a haircut.

For more than 60 years, the Southern University campus barbershop has been a gathering space, a place of (More)

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Posted 5:34 AM 2/3/2026 by Abigail Whitam

BATON ROUGE - If you are an animal lover, you are in luck because Southern University's 83rd Livestock Show is almost here! Each year, the Maurice A. Edmond Arena is the host of animals galore!

In fact, it's the longest-standing HBCU Livestock Show in the country and the only one that (More)

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Posted 2:42 PM 2/6/2026 by Jordan Ponzio

BATON ROUGE — What started as a simple idea to boost drink sales at a Baton Rouge nightclub has turned into one of the city's most recognizable wing brands.

Empire Wingz, located just across from Southern University on Scenic Highway, has been serving students and locals alike for (More)