Fierce News Feed

If your unit is not currently utilizing a News Feed, please contact the ITS Web Admin Team or the Communications and University Relations Web Team.

Create a new News Article

  1. Log into Omni
  2. Navigate to your news section
  3. Select the year (and month if you choose to break your news out by month) you’d like the release to reside in
  4. Click the “New” button in the top right corner
  5. Select “New News Article”
  6. Page Title: Preferred naming format is Page Title | LSU Unit Name. Page titles are required for accessibility.
  7. Description: Add a summary of the news article topic
  8. Image Title: A brief title of the image you want to associate with the news article
  9. Image: Paste the full URL to the image you want to associate with the news article
  10. Image Description: This is the Alt Text for the image. Provide a description specifically for the image for those unable to view it.
  11. Filename: The filename for the news article should only contain lowercase letters or dashes
  12. Click the “Create” button
  13. Click "Edit Main Content" and add the content of your news article
  14. To add a Call to Action Button:
    1. Click on the "Properties" tab
    2. Click on the "MultiEdit Content" tab on the left
    3. Add the link titles and URLs for any Call to Action buttons
  15. To add Contact information
    1. Click on the "Properties" tab
    2. Click on the "MultiEdit Content" tab on the left
    3. Check the "Display" checkbox
    4. Add contact information for up to three contacts
  16. Save
  17. Submit/Publish

Create a Redirect

  1. Log into Omni
  2. Navigate to your news section
  3. Select the year (and month if you choose to break your news out by month) you’d like the release to reside in
  4. Click the “New” button in the top right corner
  5. Click the "New Redirect" option
  6. Add URL for the redirect
  7. Add the filename using only lowercase letters or dashes
  8. Click "Create"
  9. Submit/Publish

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April 2, 2025

Pennington Biomedical’s Dr. Leanne Redman Honored with E. V. McCollum Award from the American Society for Nutrition

March 25, 2025

LSU Museum of Art Reaccredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Highest National Recognition

March 25, 2025

LSU Professors Join Historic Effort to Drill Earth's Mantle and Retrieve Rare Deep-Earth Samples

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Dr. Leanne Redman with baby in medical clinic

Pennington Biomedical’s Dr. Leanne Redman Honored with E. V. McCollum Award from the American Society for Nutrition

The American Society for Nutrition and the ASN Foundation have honored Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Dr. Leanne Redman with the 2025 E.V. McCollum Award – given to a clinical investigator who is perceived as a major creative force, actively generating new concepts in nutrition.

Patrons at the LSU Museum of Art

LSU Museum of Art Reaccredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Highest National Recognition

The LSU Museum of Art has, again, achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums.

Oceanic drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution in the Mediterranean Sea

LSU Professors Join Historic Effort to Drill Earth's Mantle and Retrieve Rare Deep-Earth Samples

A groundbreaking international expedition successfully drilled into the Earth's mantle in the Tyrrhenian Sea, recovering unique rock samples that challenge existing knowledge of the mantle's composition.