Linux 18.04 Login Loop (standard fix not working)

[GenericAssassin]

Hey would anyone mind helping me with fixing this issue I've been having for the past few days. Ever since I ran my last upgrade I have been stuck in a login loop. I've tried fixing the ownership/privileges on .Xauthority and .ICEauthority. I've blacklisted nouveau (though its still showing up in the log, not sure if that's normal). I've even tried changing to different nvidia drivers and switching to integrated graphics to see what the issue was with no luck. My system is a Dell XPS 15 with a 1050ti, i7, and 16gb ram. Not super well versed in linux so I can't really interpret the log file from startx well at the moment, but I'll post it here. I would be extremely grateful for any help or suggestions. Thanks in advance.

[.Ocean]

I'm not super knowledgeable on the issue but if nouveau is still showing up in the log its probably still screwing about. I would hunt for other methods to disable it. There is a launch option to change for GRUB I think?