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

Example Feed Embed Components

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July 15, 2024

Keena Arbuthnot Named Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School

July 8, 2024

LSU Cyber AI Team Supports $25 Million National Defense and Energy Project

July 3, 2024

Jay Grymes Named Louisiana State Climatologist

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July 15, 2024

Keena Arbuthnot Named Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School: LSU has named Keena Arbuthnot, Vice President and Chief Data Officer, as Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School, effective July 11.

July 8, 2024

LSU Cyber AI Team Supports $25 Million National Defense and Energy Project: The National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to only two university consortia to support nuclear security and nonproliferation. LSU researchers will work with colleagues at 15 universities and eight national labs to develop AI models to protect the nation from nuclear threats while training a new generation of data science, cyber and AI experts.

July 3, 2024

Jay Grymes Named Louisiana State Climatologist: Jay Grymes, chief meteorologist for WAFB-TV and interim Louisiana state climatologist since February, has been named the permanent state climatologist, effective Aug. 1.

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Keena Arbuthnot Named Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School

LSU has named Keena Arbuthnot, Vice President and Chief Data Officer, as Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School, effective July 11.

LSU Cyber AI Team Supports $25 Million National Defense and Energy Project

The National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to only two university consortia to support nuclear security and nonproliferation. LSU researchers will work with colleagues at 15 universities and eight national labs to develop AI models to protect the nation from nuclear threats while training a new generation of data science, cyber and AI experts.

Jay Grymes Named Louisiana State Climatologist

Jay Grymes, chief meteorologist for WAFB-TV and interim Louisiana state climatologist since February, has been named the permanent state climatologist, effective Aug. 1.