WASHINGTON (AP) — A week shy of taking office, President-elect Barack Obama already is putting his persuasion skills to a high-stakes test with Congress as he seeks access to the second half of the...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A new report finds Louisiana is among 15 states to have made progress in enacting key highway safety laws. The 55-page study was done by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's education superintendent has decided which schools he thinks should be taken over by the state because of poor performance. Thirty-three failing public schools...

A small fire in the concourse level of the PMAC was contained and extinguished by members of the LSU Police Department at approximately 9 a.m.Maj. Lawrence Rabalais, LSPD spokesman, said contractors were...

    The Faculty Technology Center, which held its grand opening in early December, is dedicated to helping faculty with their technical problems, including the transition to Moodle.Starting this...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A debate is shaping up in Baton Rouge over the role of religion in science classes. It's a follow-up to last year's legislative debate over a bill that allows local schools...

The Faculty Technology Center and Visualization Services Center, sharing a suite in Middleton Library, are assisting students and faculty with 3-D imaging for projects and help with Moodle and other classroom...

Oil prices rebounded to near $38 a barrel Tuesday as OPEC output cuts outweighed expectations that crude demand will weaken amid the severe global economic slowdown. Comments from Federal Reserve Chairman...

As students think about graduation with the added stress of the the country's unemployment rate hitting 7.2 percent in December, there may be a bright spot in Baton Rouge for finding jobs. In response,...

Teresa A. Summers, described by Laura Lindsay as "the epitome of a faculty member at LSU in every way," died in Baton Rouge on Saturday at age 60, according to a news release from the LSU System Office....