WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday.
The NBER — a private, nonprofit research organization —...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The more Louisiana lawmakers talk about the state budget, the more it becomes clear a slew of them had very little idea what they approved in this year's nearly $30 billion...
Elizabeth T. H. "Terry" Fontham, dean of the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, became the first non-physician elected president of the American Cancer Society on Nov 20. Fontham,...
Friday afternoon in War Memorial Stadium was billed as opportunity for the LSU football team to salvage a disappointing four-loss season. But salvation turned into devastation...
LSU beat Centenary, 64-58, on Friday night in the LSU Invitational at the PMAC.The Tigers had a 20-point lead, 62-42, with 2:07 left in the game. At that point, coach Trent Johnson subbed in freshman walk-on...
Belts will still fit properly after gorging on turkey, cranberry and pumpkin pie Thanksgiving Day.One day is not going to drastically change a person's weight, said Julie Hupperich, associate director...
The LSU Board of Supervisors has a new candidate in line for chairman-elect after months of discrepency caused by Gov. Bobby Jindal's involvment in the Board's leadership decision.Blake Chatelain of Alexandria...
While the Tigers fell from grace last weekend, Mike the Tiger also lost in a competition against 12 nominated mascots.The rival college mascots competed for votes in the 2008 Mascot Challenge. Capital...
This year's turnout for Black Friday will predict if consumers — who tightened their belt buckles for Thanksgiving — will tighten their wallets for the holiday season.As stores like Best Buy...
Cyclists may be adding a recently invented item to their wish list this holiday season — chainless bikes.Trek Bicycle is introducing two new models in December that operate on carbon fiber composite...
