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5th Circuit: No birth certificate now for 2 dads – 11:05 a.m.

By Associated Press
March 30, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There's a hold on an order to put both fathers' names on the birth certificate of a boy born in Shreveport and adopted in New York State by a gay couple. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court...

Delta to host art party – 11:20 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

The University's student literary magazine, the Delta, will host its second "Art Party" to raise money and increase the publication' visibility on Thursday, April 2. The event will include presentations...

$259 million in “mega-fund” spending proposed – 2:35 p.m.

By Associated Press
March 30, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Jindal administration is proposing using two-thirds of a $414 million economic development fund for four business projects around the state. Two of the projects don't...

Lawmakers begin budget hearings – 2:30 p.m.

By Associated Press
March 30, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers have opened their hearings on Gov. Bobby Jindal's $26.7 billion budget proposal for next year. As they began, they got a warning from Jindal's financial analysts...

FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scare – 11:05 a.m.

By Associated Press
March 30, 2009

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Federal food officials are warning people not to eat any food containing pistachios because of possible contamination by salmonella, in another food scare sure to rattle consumers...

Lawmaker proposes tax holiday for gun sales – 11 a.m.

By Associated Press
March 30, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A New Orleans area lawmaker is proposing a state "sales tax holiday" for gun purchases one weekend each year. Rep. Cameron Henry, a Republican from Jefferson, is calling his...

Campus Crime Briefs

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March 30, 2009

UNIVERSITY STUDENT ARRESTED AFTER DAMAGING PROPERTY A University student was arrested for simple criminal damage to property and disturbing the peace by intoxication on March 26 at about 10:30 p.m. Witnesses...

AgCenter: Proper soil sampling important for useful test results – 11:40 a.m.

By Joy Lukachick
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

Four AgCenter horticulturists released an article saying soil samples must be done properly in order to determine accurate test results. The results are only as good as the samples, the article said. Soil...

Student dies of unknown cause

By Joy Lukachick
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

A 24-year-old University student died of an unknown cause Saturday evening. Dane McCandless, a University business student, died at 5:44 p.m. Saturday, and the reason for her death is still unknown, according...

Obama arrives in London, first leg of Europe trip – 2:15 p.m.

By Assocaited Press
March 30, 2009

LONDON (AP) — President Barack Obama has arrived in Europe, with a hefty economic and political agenda for his first journey across the Atlantic since taking office two months ago. The first stop...

ECO endorses More ’09 – 10:50 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

The Economic Conservation Organization has officially endorsed the More ‘09 campaign's presidential and vice presidential candidates Stuart Watkins and Martina Scheuermann in today's Student Government...

Next Level receives support in runoff from Krupkin, Upton

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

Today, students across campus will be participating in the final leg of one of the most crowded Student Government elections in recent history.Though the Next Level ticket only received 29.76 percent of...