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One in 50 American children experiences homelessness

By The Associated Press
March 9, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — One of every 50 American children experiences homelessness, according to a new report that says most states have inadequate plans to address the worsening and often-overlooked problem.The...

Art professor emeritus named distinguished chair at University of New Mexico – 11:50 a.m.

By Kmberly Brown
Contributing Writer
March 9, 2009

A.J. Meek, a LSU School of Art professor emeritus of photography for nearly 29 years, was selected as the Garry Carruthers Distinguished Chair in the Honors program for the 2009-2010 Academic year at University...

Pet store expects fish shipment, gets corpse

By The Associated Press
March 9, 2009

PHILADELPHIA  (AP) — Employees of a Philadelphia pet store expecting to get a shipment of tropical fish and salt water by air cargo ended up getting a human body instead.Mark Arabia owns the...

Senator pushing to override Jindal

By The Associated Press
March 9, 2009

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A Democratic state senator asked lawmakers Tuesday to override Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal's refusal to accept nearly $100 million in federal stimulus money to expand unemployment...

Third suspect sought for Mardi Gras shooting – 4:50 p.m.

By Associated Press
March 9, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Police on Tuesday were looking for 19-year-old Gerard Gray in connection with the attempted murder of seven people on Mardi Gras. The shooting, which happened on the...

Tiger Bytes II to replace outdated online file storage system

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
March 9, 2009

Information Technology Services implemented Tiger Bytes II this semester to replace the outdated Tiger Bytes I, a PAWS service allowing students and faculty to upload files for online storage."Tiger Bytes...

South Louisiana in moderate drought – 1:55 p.m.

By Associated Press
March 8, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two forest fires burning in south Louisiana since the weekend are evidence that portions of the state are experiencing a moderate drought. That's according to Mark Svoboda (Sah-Bo-Duh),...

Oct. hearing set in Cao’s campaign finance suit – 1:20 p.m.

By Associated Press
March 8, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has set an Oct. 15 date to hear evidence in a Louisiana congressman's challenge of federal campaign finance restrictions. Republican U.S. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao...

University opens bus system bidding process – 12 p.m.

Prospective bus companies received an invitation to bid on the University's new bus system Friday. Gary Graham, Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation director, said bidding will end March...

Katrina cottage contractor selection questioned – 11:20 a.m.

By Associated Press
March 8, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's legislative auditor says the Louisiana Recovery Authority may have violated the public bid law when it took control of a program to build alternative housing units...

Thousands of University students placed on scheduling hold – 11:30 a.m.

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
March 8, 2009

The University College Center for Advising and Counseling has placed a hold on scheduling options for about 3,000 University students classified in the University College Center for Freshman Year.Students...