This Week @ Ourso 

Lauren Taylor (BS Marketing '09, MS Kinesiology '12) was in her first semester at LSU when Hurricane Katrina hit. As the Texas Tiger watched the campus community open its doors and hearts to thousands of evacuees, she saw that the school's true colors go far beyond the purple and gold seen on game days. In those moments, she knew she'd found a home.

Four faculty members from the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business have been listed on the Stanford/Elsevier global Top 2% Scientists List for 2026. The list, updated annually and and published on the Elsevier Data Repository, identifies the top 2% of scientists worldwide by standardized citation metrics. Inclusion in the rankings is a prestigious recognition of a researcher's impact on their field and beyond.

LSU announced the company rankings for the 16th annual LSU100 and LSU ROARING20 during a celebration gala on November 6, 2026. The LSU100 is a highly competitive program that celebrates the 100 fastest-growing LSU graduate-owned or LSU graduate-led businesses in the world.