Louisiana farmers are singing their praise for the rain the state saw this past weekend, according to an LSU AgCenter news release."This rain is good for the rice industry," said Dr. Steve Linscombe, director...

Temperature kills more people in the U.S. each year than all other natural events combined, according to a National Center for Health Statistics report.Their findings showed temperature-related deaths...

The University Manship School of Mass Communication will be working in conjunction with Stony Brook University on their pioneering program on media literacy, according to a University news release.The...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Winnings from gamblers at Louisiana's state-licensed casinos in February declined 5.9 percent from February 2008. That's according to state police, which tallied the winnings...

The documentary "In Transit" and movie "The Color Purple" will be shown today at 6 p.m. in the Carter House room 101, according to the University Calendar.The showings are sponsored by the University Women's...

A meeting for students interested in studying abroad will be held today at noon in the Feliciana Room of the Student Union, according to the University calendar. The meeting is sponsored by Academic Programs...

United States scientists are in the process of developing a laser gun to kill mosquitoes, according to a CNNhealth.com report. The laser gun could potentially kill millions of mosquitoes within a matter...

The Magnolia Mound Plantation will feature the stories of four enslaved familiies who resided at the Plantation between 1792 and 1820, according to a BREC news release.The lecture will be presented by...

The LSU Softball team's doubleheader against Alabama Wednesday night will be a student priority point game, the LSU Ticket Office announced in a broadcast e-mail to students Tuesday morning.The 5 p.m....

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pushed back Tuesday against criticism that he's trying to take on too many issues at once, defending a $3.6 trillion budget that seeks to shore up the economy...

SULPHUR, La. (AP) — In what state police called the first raid on a Louisiana cockfighting operation since the state outlawed the blood sport last year, authorities issued 37 misdemeanor citations,...

Lumina Foundation, a Indianapolis-based organization, cites higher education as one of the keys for pulling out the recession.The Foundation said their goals to advance higher education align with President...