The Student Government Finance and Housing, Infrastructure and Technology committees will meet tonight to hear a bill to allocate $34,581.78 from the SG Initiatives Account and $33,666.20 from the SG Surplus...

Thuy Ta has a little more than six months until graduation.Like many undergraduates, the accounting senior has been weighing her options. But even though The Wall Street Journal has deemed accounting graduates...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Jeff Charleston's NFL career did not get off to a good start. In fact, Charleston was thinking about other ways of earning a living after the Indianapolis Colts cut him just...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Somewhat bucking a nationwide trend, Louisiana's state-licensed casinos saw a 5.7 percent gain in winnings from gamblers in October, as compared with October 2007. The 13...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It may be early next year before a grand jury hears the case against eight people accused in the death of an Oklahoma woman who authorities say was shot when she asked to leave...

Chris Calvin, accounting senior, has been wearing his high school senior ring for eight years, and Monday night he got the chance to replace it with a bolder, brighter band — his University senior...

SPRINGFIELD, La. (AP) — Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputies say two more people have been arrested in connection with the theft of $60,000 in alligator hatchlings and eggs stolen in the aftermath...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A state audit says the Louisiana Department of Insurance may have broken the law in 2006 by cutting rates for the state's insurer of last resort to levels competitive with...

Lindsey Compton thinks eating healthy and getting a good night's sleep before tests helps her perform better, and University nutritionists and dietitians agree. "When I eat healthy, I can focus more,"...

Student gardeners are donating crops from their own plots to the Baton Rouge Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an organization giving aid to the community's needy.Carl Motsenbocker, horticulture professor...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices plunged a record amount in October as energy prices fell by the largest amount in 22 years. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that wholesale prices dropped...

Students preparing for the GRE, the GMAT or the LSAT now have a University-sponsored preparation program as an option.Shannon Carlson, program coordinator for the University, said its Continuing Education...