Fueling Knowledge

In partnership with WWNO, WRKF, and the Louisiana Illuminator, Floodlight is examining how Louisiana State University supports and is shaped by the fossil fuel industry in both an investigative series and podcast.

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Fueling Knowledge: Oil and gas money shapes research, creates ‘echo chamber’ in higher education

Louisiana’s flagship university is looking to partner more closely with petrochemical industries in the state

Fueling Knowledge

Fueling Knowledge: LSU’s ties to oil and gas stretch back to the 1930s

This is part one of a two-part investigative series exploring the relationship between the fossil fuel industry and Louisiana State University. To Louisiana State University administrators 55 years ago, the front yard of fraternity houses seemed like the “least objectionable” location on campus to drill seven oil wells. That’s