WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan offered a grim view Wednesday of military efforts in southern Afghanistan, warning that 17,000 new troops will take on emboldened Taliban insurgents...

The LSU gymnastics team will get a much-needed break from Southeastern Conference play this weekend following its huge upset of then-No. 5 Alabama. Though tonight's home meet against North Carolina and...

CLARENCE, N.Y. (AP) — The operator of Continental Connection Flight 3407 that crashed in Buffalo last week defended both its training programs and the pilot after investigators said they would examine...

They're known as Humphrey, Himmler, Jamal, Walter Cronkite, Trey, Mark Davis Jr., Snowball and Goosey Von Goose by some of the students who have seen them around campus.But the University's "furry and...

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has received a 90-day extension from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board for February construction deadlines at both the Baton Rouge and Lake Charles riverboat casinos.After...

Barring potential heavy rains, the Student Government executive branch will hold its second session of "Straight Talk" with University students today from 11:30 to 2:00.When the second session was first...

The Women's and Gender Studies Program is having a lecture from its WGS Engendering Scholarship Lecture Series, called The Louisiana Poverty Initiative, today, from 4:40 p.m. to 6 p.m., in 129 Himes Hall. "The...

DENVER (AP) — Racing to reverse the country's economic spiral, President Obama signed a mammoth stimulus package into law Tuesday and readied a $50 billion rescue plan for Wednesday's announcement...

If students ignore Student Government elections this semester, they may be passing up their first opportunity to directly choose how their student fees are spent. For nearly a month, the SG Senate has...

On March 28th, several students from Baton Rouge Catholic High School and Saint Joseph's Academy will attempt to break the world record for the biggest dodgeball game ever by hosting a game on the University's...

Despite a light rain and the clatter of power-tools outside the LSU Student Union, a free king cake giveaway was enough to stop students long enough for Student Government to grill them on their concerns.Setting...

 (AP) — A handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents...