WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pushed for his emergency economic stimulus with an urgent one-two punch Monday, addressing the nation in the first prime-time news conference of his presidency...

Ashley Smith's speech and debate team is planning a tournament Friday, but members of the team are having trouble communicating because of the University's mid-semester switching of e-mail services."I...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The peak of crawfish season is coming up in south Louisiana and crawfish farmers are happy about new state and federal policies designed to make sure people know where there...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticketing giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. confirmed their merger plans Tuesday and got right to work addressing antitrust concerns that...

The Student Government Election Board will begin filing for the 2009 Spring Election today until 4:30 p.m. in the second floor of the Student Union.Positions in the executive, legislative and judicial...

Abraham Lincoln may be dead, but that isn't stopping the birthday celebrations.The 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday is Thursday, and celebrations will continue throughout the week at various locations...

ATLANTA (AP) — An experimental vaginal gel has shown some promise in preventing infection from the AIDS virus, scientists announced Monday at a medical conference.Scientists have been trying to develop...

Construction surrounding Tureaud Hall is in preparation for the future LSU AgCenter Laboratory, according to Roger Husser, director of facility planning for the AgCenter. "We're developing the site and...

On January 28, the University began the transition from Outblaze email to Gmail, Google's e-mail service. The transition, broken into groups, is moving in alphabetical order. Sheri Thompson, IT Communications...

After less than two months of digging up earth and setting stone, the lot behind Dodson Auditorium has reached its next phase of construction. Now that the grass has been planted and the stone path created,...

Christine Matherne said the mere thought of making coffee lures her out of bed each morning before class.The English senior said she drinks at least a cup of coffee each morning — sometimes more."I...

WHITTLESEA, Australia (AP) — Police declared incinerated towns crime scenes Monday, and the prime minister spoke of "mass murder" after investigators said arsonists may have set some of Australia's...