(AP) — The Jindal administration  will try again today to get legislative backing for a plan to spend Louisiana's first dollars from the federal stimulus package, about $300 million, for road...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Britney Spears kicks off her first tour in five years, it may seem as if she's picking up where she left off in 2004: She'll be promoting a platinum album with a grandiose...

Few students would turn down a high grade from a professor. But when high grades are given to every student, the value of each is called into question.The national average grade for college students has...

Notre Dame High School linebacker D.J. Welter has verbally committed to LSU, according to Rivals.com.Welter recorded 128 tackles in his junior season at Notre Dame. The 6-foot, 214-pound linebacker is...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Jindal administration takes a second try Wednesday at getting legislative approval for its first stimulus spending plan, for $300 million in road work. Lawmakers stalled...

A new Staff Senate resolution seeks to attain an "equitable parking fee" for Facility Services staff who work the night shift.Staff Senate Resolution 02-09 asks the Office of Financial and Administrative...

Concealed handguns could be in the pockets, purses and holsters of licensed University students on campus if a recently filed bill becomes law.Identical to a bill submitted last year, House Bill 27 would...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The families of two NFL players and a third man lost at sea watched as the search entered its third day Tuesday, with odds stacking against their hope the Coast Guard could...

More than six months after being damaged by Hurricane Gustav, the International Cultural Center is on track to begin repairs in May. The repairs to the roof and multiple rooms in the center will cost about...

The LSU Post Office moved to a new location behind the Faculty Club on Raphael Semmes Road because of Student Union construction.The start of construction on the Union's northeast quadrant caused the relocation...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After months of delays, hearings have begun on state ethics violation cases under a new system of ethics enforcement enacted by lawmakers last year. The first hearing by a...

In an emergency, sometimes no news can be good news. But University administrators are challenging that mindset with the help of last Thursday's emergency text messaging test. FirstCall, the University's...