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Board of Sups member West finalist for NFLPA job

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
January 14, 2009

LSU Board of Supervisors member Rod West has an impressive football background — a 1988  national championship at Notre Dame.And 21 years later, West could soon be moving to the professional...

BESE panel to debate school takeover plan – 12 p.m.

By The Associated Press
January 14, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's education board is considering whether the state should take control of 10 troubled public schools, eight in Baton Rouge and two in Caddo Parish. State Superintendent...

La. man accused of killing dog with samurai sword – 12:30 p.m.

By The Associated Press
January 14, 2009

SULPHUR, La. (AP) — Authorities say a man accused of killing a dog with a samurai sword on New Year's Eve in Sulphur has been arrested and booked with aggravated cruelty to animals. Calcasieu Parish...

Freezing weather threatens La. strawberries – 12:20 p.m.

By The Associated Press
January 14, 2009

PONCHATOULA, La. (AP) — Vast stretches of white fabric cover farmer William Fletcher's 92,000 strawberry plants in the Ponchatoula area. Fletcher is hoping the cover will protect his crop from multiple...

Miss Louisiana USA Pageant will be held Sunday – 3:15 p.m.

By Adam Duvernay
January 14, 2009

On January 25 and 29, informational meetings will be held at the Delta Zeta sorority house for students interested in participating in the annual Miss LSU-USA Pageant. Full-time students between the ages...

Board of Sups member West a finalist for head of NFLPA

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
January 14, 2009

LSU Board of Supervisors member Rod West has an impressive football background — a 1988  national championship at Notre Dame.And 21 years later, West could soon be moving to the professional...

Only fire-safe cigarettes to be available in La. this year – 12:30 p.m.

By Joy Lukachick
Staff Writer
January 14, 2009

The law to only distribute and sell fire-safe cigarettes in Louisiana will go into effect this year. Louisiana has joined 31 other states who have also passed similar laws, according to The Coalition for...

Forecast projects freezing and below freezing temperatures for week – 12:10 p.m.

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
January 14, 2009

Southern Louisiana is typically known for extreme weather — extreme heats, high humidity and, of course, hurricanes.But not this winter.National Weather Service forecasts put the Wednesday night...

Proposal emerges for 10-day cease-fire in Gaza – 11:50 a.m.

By The Associated Press
January 14, 2009

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Egypt and Hamas were negotiating a proposal for a 10-day cease-fire in Gaza, officials said Wednesday, as the Palestinian death toll in the war passed 1,000 and smoke from Israeli...

Library use increases as economy dwindles – 11:50 a.m.

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
January 14, 2009

As the nation's unemployment rate increased to 7.2 percent in December, the highest level in 16 years, something more unusual spiked when the economy slumped — library usage.Libraries across the...

Three new deans awaiting approval from Board of Supervisors – 11:50 a.m.

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
January 14, 2009

The University will welcome three new deans this summer in its goal to become a Flagship University, pending the Board of Supervisor's approval next Thursday.Richard Koubek, professor and head of the Harold...

La. scores low in national education report

By Lindsay Meaux
Staff Writer
January 14, 2009

Final grades like a C, two Ds, two Fs and one incomplete aren't marks many students brag about to their parents when they go home for the holidays.But according to Measuring Up 2008, the National Report...