Rodger Kamenetz, English, philosophy and religious studies professor, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the "Gift of the Dream" conferences, according to a University news release. The keynote...

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — After a 2007 deficit of $377,000, the Independence Bowl is expected to be in the black for 2008 when all the accounting is done.Still, it's currently unclear how much money...

Statistics show temperature-related deaths such as heat stroke and hyperthermia are three times more fatal than all other natural event deaths combined - including hurricanes, earthquakes and tornados.The...

KENNER, La. (AP) — A Delta Air Lines plane with 190 people on board safely landed in New Orleans after striking birds shortly after takeoff. Delta Flight 1053 returned Monday morning to Louis Armstrong...

The College of Arts and Sciences will lose both the math department and their dean, Guillermo Ferreyra, according to a broadcast e-mail to the Arts and Sciences faculty.The transfer of the math department...

Students have until 5 p.m. on Monday to request tickets for the LSU men's basketball team's first-round NCAA tournament game against Butler on Thursday in Greensboro, N.C., the LSU Athletic Department...

Following the release of Gov. Bobby Jindal's preliminary executive budget Friday, University Chancellor Michael Martin sent a broadcast e-mail telling students, faculty and staff that the Governor's proposed...

Chancellor Michael Martin had a hand in compiling a recently released National Research Council Report about "Transforming Agricultural Education for a Changing World."According to the report, higher education...

Gov. Bobby Jindal is proposing a $26.7 billion state budget for next year, with hefty cuts to health care services and public colleges to keep it balanced.The 2009-10 proposal is nearly 10 percent less...

Dogs and cats will soon be able to enjoy a walk through the swamp as much as their owners.BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center has decided to drop its no pet policy for four days out of the year.On Saturday,...

Students involved in the "S.O.S. — Save Our Schools" campaign will give a "Student Response" to Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed higher education budget on Monday, March 16 at 1:30 p.m. in Free Speech...