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'''Louisiana State University''' (officially, '''Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College''', popularly known as '''LSU''') is a [[Louisiana]] [[public school|public]] [[university]] founded in 1853 (under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy) and officially opened in 1860.<ref>http://www.lsu.edu/visitors/quickfacts.html</ref> During the [[civil war]] the school was forced to close, it was closed down from June 30, 1861 till April 1. Shortly after it reopened it was required to shut down again on April 23, 1863. It again reopened its doors on October 2, 1865, but due to a fire was burned down October 15, 1869. The campus was then relocated to Baton Rouge, and reopened November 1, 1869. The university then received its name Louisiana State University in 1870.
'''Louisiana State University''' (officially, '''Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College''', popularly known as '''LSU''') is a [[Louisiana]] [[public school|public]] [[university]] founded in 1853 (under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy) and officially opened in 1860.<ref>http://www.lsu.edu/visitors/quickfacts.html</ref> During the [[civil war]] the school was forced to close, it was closed down from June 30, 1861 till April 1. Shortly after it reopened it was required to shut down again on April 23, 1863. It again reopened its doors on October 2, 1865, but due to a fire was burned down October 15, 1869. The campus was then relocated to Baton Rouge, and reopened November 1, 1869. The university then received its name Louisiana State University in 1870.
During the 1930s, LSU president [[James Monroe Smith]], an appointee of [[Governor]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], was caught up in the scandal known as the Louisiana Hayride of 1939.
During the 1930s, LSU president [[James Monroe Smith]], an appointee of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], was caught up in the scandal known as the Louisiana Hayride of 1939.
General [[Troy Middleton]], a decorated World War I]] and [[World War II]] officer, and commander of the LSU corps of cadets, was the LSU president from 1951 to 1962. The Middleton Library is named for him. More than four decades after his death, a letter was revealed that showed Middleton had [[Segregation|segregationst]] attitudes during the [[civil right]] movement. As a result, the LSU Board of Supervisors, urged on by Democratic Governor[[John Bel Edwards]], is expected in 2020 to bow to [[political correctness]] and rename the library and remove General Middleton's bust from campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_3ac98036-ace3-11ea-908e-7b1c6853d1b3.html|title=Middleton family asks to speak before LSU board about library name change|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=June 12, 2020|author=Emma Kennedy|accessdate=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
The main campus for the university is sprawled over 650 acres of land off the banks of the [[Mississippi River]], total the university has 2,000 acres of land near Baton Rouge. The university is called home to 33,587 students, and over 1,308 staff members. It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php</ref>
The main campus for the university is sprawled over 650 acres of land off the banks of the [[Mississippi River]], total the university has 2,000 acres of land near Baton Rouge. The university is called home to 33,587 students, and over 1,308 staff members. It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php</ref>