Published: March 26, 2026
By: Sheridan White, LSU Manship School News Service
BATON ROUGE–Louisiana lawmakers are advancing a new effort to crack down on hazing on college campuses.
The House Education Committee pushed forward a bill Wednesday by Rep. Vanessa LaFleur, D-Baton Rouge, to strengthen accountability for campus organizations involved in dangerous practices.
The proposal, House Bill 636, comes with the backing of New Orleans City Councilman Jason Hughes, a former legislator and current chairman of the Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Task Force.
The bill is in direct response to the death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson, whose parents, Urania and Corey Wilson, attended the committee meeting in support of the measure.
Read more at KATC.
LSU Manship School Statehouse Bureau 
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