BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The search for a new director for LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge begins this week.Claude Bouchard, the current executive director, said last week he will step down this summer and return to research and teaching.Bouchard, a specialist in genetic causes of obesity and diabetes has been in charge of the center for 10 years. A committee charged with finding Bourchard’s replacement is to hold its first meeting Thursday at the center.——Contact The Daily Reveille news staff at [email protected]