The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, better known as BREC, maintains over 180 parks. With the help from the Green Force, BREC employees have an easier time maintaining...

An insect with a sweet name but a scary bite is creeping into Louisiana. Commonly known as the kissing bug, this isn’t a friendly insect. These blood-sucking bugs are being spotted more often across...

Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, or MANRRS, is a professional development organization for both undergraduate and graduate students. The organization attracts a variety...

Less than 24 hours after an LSU football game, there is little to no sign of the widespread tailgating that took place the day before. LSU’s Campus Sustainability department, an affiliate of Keep Louisiana...

Baton Rouge, Louisiana is situated on the Mississippi River, about 230 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. A team of professors and postdoctoral scholars at LSU has closed that distance by discovering a way...

One hundred ten miles from Baton Rouge, a Tulane student from Los Angeles went around Plaquemines Parish in hope of getting answers. Lila Duarte spent 10 weeks in towns such as Port Sulfur and Belle...

Louisiana wildlife officials have passed an emergency declaration allowing service-connected disabled veterans to use any primitive weapon of their choice during designated hunting seasons. “We had...

As students settle into the new semester at LSU, they’re finding the biggest challenge isn’t exams—it’s the sweltering heat that’s made classrooms and dorms nearly unbearable. Louisiana is...

As tailgating season begins and Tiger fans from all around the country step outside to honor this tradition, it is important to note that 50 to 70 tons of trash are left out after every game, ranging from...

South Louisiana is known for many things, like its food, its culture and its abundance of bad weather. The statistical peak of hurricane season is Wednesday and there have been six named storms so far....

In honor of the 20 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Friday, the Louisiana Social, Environmental and Economic Resilience Center held an event to acknowledge the storm that struck in 2005 and highlight...

The LSU Energy, Coast and Environment Building will be closed for six to eight weeks after indications of perchlorate salts were found in fume hoods and exhaust fans in its research labs. The rotunda will...