A South Carolina technical college student was arrested after authorities said a gun went off in his pocket during class. Reports released by police Thursday show the 19-year-old student originally said...

The International Hod Rod Association is kick starting the drag racing season with the Mardi Gras Nationals drag race this weekend, March 6 through 8, at the State Capitol Raceway.The Mardi Gras Nationals...

International media expert Robert Picard will speak on the future of the news industry in the Holliday Forum today at 4:30 p.m., according to a University news release.Picard is the Harim Professor of...

The University Sesquicentennial Committee is meeting today at 2 p.m. in 212 Efferson Hall. The committee will discuss the early planning stages of celebrations for the University's 150th anniversary. Rusty...

The LSU System's Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to approve the naming of the 67th Boyd professorship since the initiation of the award in 1953.The Board named Charles O'Conner, a chemistry professor...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two members of President Barack Obama's cabinet said Thursday they are disturbed by the extent of damage that remains 3½ years after Hurricane Katrina and pledged to speed...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Disturbed by what they saw on a bus ride through a city still bearing Hurricane Katrina's scars, two members of President Obama's cabinet pledged Thursday to speed the pace of...

About 15 University students and professors crowded into a Lockett Hall classroom Thursday evening to watch and listen as Stephen Sawin, professor and notable mathematician at Fairfield University, lecture...

Less than 400 tickets remain for the LSU men's basketball team's home finale tonight against Vanderbilt, according to the LSU ticket office.The No. 11 Tigers face the Commodores tonight at 7 p.m. in the...

Renowned Texas sculptor James Surls is set to speak as part of the LSU College of Art & Design Distinguished Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 11 at 5 p.m.Surls, whose wood-and-steel sculptures can...

The University school of Veterinary Medicine is hosting the Hill's LSU SVM 16th Annual Great Rover Road Run on Saturday, March 21. The 5K run, which winds through campus, begins at 8 a.m., and a one mile...

Chancellor Michael Martin said he is "perplexed" about the rationale behind a recently filed bill that seeks to give licensed students, faculty and staff the ability to carry concealed handguns on campus....