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Barack Obama is greeted by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal after speaking at the Port of New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. Obama traveled to the Gulf Coast region to make a case that more exports equal more jobs. After New Orleans he will go to Miami area for three Democratic fundraisers.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Head to Head: Affordable Care Act could aid Louisiana residents

By Joshua Hajiakbarifini November 10, 2013

National political battles emphasized by the Affordable Care Act are squeezing Louisiana. On one side, the Tea Party and the Republicans refuse to implement the ACA, and on the other, the Obama administration...

The Student Health Center displays a sexual trivia wheel Tuesday at the Tiger Games in the LSU UREC.

Opinion: LSU failing in university sexual health rankings

By Jana King November 5, 2013

This weekend LSU will face off against Alabama in the biggest rivalry of our football season, and things aren’t looking good in the rankings.  While Southeastern Conference rankings put Alabama...

Opinion: Animal cruelty in food industry deserves more visibility

By Mariel Gates November 5, 2013

Imagine yourself waiting in line to make your order at your favorite burger restaurant. You can already picture it, your tongue can almost taste it — the succulent juices and the tender texture of...

Brain Implants

Opinion: Future brain implant technology could go a step too far

By Alix Landriault November 5, 2013

Within the next two decades, people will voluntarily implant microchips into their skulls — all due to marketing. Researchers for Intel predict that by 2020, it will develop a microchip that will...

Protestors, including CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, left, listen as National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander, center, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on potential changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Faced with anger over revelations about U.S. spying at home and abroad, members of Congress suggested Tuesday that programs the Obama administration says are needed to combat terrorism may have gone too far. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Head to Head: The NSA violates the Fourth Amendment

November 4, 2013

Edward Snowden’s leak of the NSA’s PRISM program, shed light on one of the government’s largest violations of Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights. Those who perpetuated, including...

Animal Shelter

Opinion: Shelter follows local example, stops euthanizing animals

By Annette Sommers November 4, 2013

The East Baton Rouge Parish Animal Control and Rescue Center is taking the right steps to stop killing our furry friends. It partnered with Target Zero Institute of Jacksonville, Fla., a nonprofit organization...

Protestors, including CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, left, listen as National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander, center, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on potential changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Faced with anger over revelations about U.S. spying at home and abroad, members of Congress suggested Tuesday that programs the Obama administration says are needed to combat terrorism may have gone too far. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Head to Head: The NSA violates the Third Amendment

By Eli Haddow November 4, 2013

Are you aware of your Third Amendment rights? You know, the one that says: “No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner?” It seems strange,...

Vitter

Opinion: Vitter is starting to prosecute the hungry

By Jay Meyers October 31, 2013

Earlier this month, Wal-Mart stores in my home turf of northern Louisiana experienced a computer glitch allowing recipients of the state’s food stamp program to go on a free two hour shopping spree. Once...

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Opinion: Ragin’ Cajuns are getting a bit too uppity

By John Ryan McGehee October 31, 2013

It seems the colonials in the northeast and southwestern parts of the state are in a bit of a spat. There is a growing controversy concerning how the University of Louisiana at Lafayette — more commonly...

File-This July 29, 2011 file photo shows Trina Grimes Scott and former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards greet the media after getting married in the French Quarter in New Orleans, La. Edwards returns to the spotlight with the Sunday Oct. 27, 2013, premier of "The Governor's Wife," a new reality television series that puts his romance with Grimes out there for all to see. The couple — he's 86, she's 35 — has a child together. Eli was born in August. The series follows Trina and Edwin's decision to get pregnant and ends with the baby's delivery and introduction to the world. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber, File)

Opinion: Edwin Edwards running for office is not a good idea

By Eli Haddow October 31, 2013

As Bobby Jindal’s approval ratings hover around all-time lows, it has become painfully clear that, once again, Louisiana politics are stranger than fiction. A Tuesday NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune...

Opinion: LSU needs to get with the times, accept gift cards

Opinion: LSU needs to get with the times, accept gift cards

By Christine Guttery October 31, 2013

If you’re thinking about buying someone a gift card or using one, you’d better do your homework on whether or not LSU students can use them in on-campus stores. CC’s Coffee House in Middleton...

A lady in costume poses during the 10/31 Consortium's Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 in downtown Baton Rouge.

Opinion: Halloween costumes should be fun, not offensive

By Mariel Gates October 30, 2013

Halloween season is my favorite time of the year. The air is crisp and cool, the leaves are starting to fall from the trees, pumpkins decorate every doorstep and images of skeletons and ghouls dance in...