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2009 Jazz Fest lineup announced – 12/16

By Jerit Roser
December 16, 2008

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival announced its 2009 lineup Tuesday.Some of the names include Aretha Franklin; Dave Matthews Band; Earth, Wind and Fire; Tony Bennett and Joe Cocker.Single-day...

State senator charged with ethics violations - 12/16

By Associated Press
December 16, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A state senator from Metairie has been charged by the Louisiana Board of Ethics with failing to file accurate reports of her campaign finances during her past three elections.The...

Judge: Truck stop tiger can stay, for now - 12/16

By Associated Press
December 16, 2008

PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — Tiger Truck Stop can keep the exhibit it's named for — a 550-pound tiger — after a judge temporarily blocked a state wildlife order to remove the animal, which...

La. colleges and health care on the chopping block - 12/16

By Associated Press
December 16, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's public colleges and state-funded health care programs for the poor and disabled are expected to take the brunt of the $341 million in cuts needed to balance this...

Landrieu to head business panel – 12/16

By Associated Press
December 16, 2008

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu has been chosen to chair the Senate's Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.The assignment, announced Monday, will take effect when the new Congress convenes next month.The...

Martin announces need for budget cuts – 12/15

By University news release
December 15, 2008

LSU Chancellor Mike Martin announced the need for budget cuts in a broadcast e-mail  to staff, faculty and students on Monday afternoon. "We have received directives from the Board of Regents via...

Tiger Band member arrested for child pornography – Dec. 13

By Nicholas Persac
December 13, 2008

A 20-year-old man and Tiger Band trumpeter was booked into Parish prison Dec. 11 for allegedly downloading child pornography on his computer. Jeffery Michael Herman, international trade finance junior...

Retail sales, wholesale prices fall again in Nov. – 10:45 a.m.

By Associated Press
December 12, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers reduced their spending at retail stores again in November while the costs of goods before they reach store shelves also continued to drop, more bad signs in a recession...

Jindal expects mid-year budget deficit – 10:50 a.m.

By Associated Press
December 12, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal expects next week's meeting of the state revenue forecasting panel to be grim, recognizing a midyear budget deficit that will require immediate spending...

 

Editor’s Note: Final orders for Mike the Tiger snow prints accepted until Friday

By Kyle Whitfield
December 12, 2008

Readers,Thank you for your interest in purchasing Daily Reveille photographs of Mike the Tiger enjoying the area's recent snowfall.Unfortunately The Daily Reveille has sold out of its initial allotment...

Snowfall biggest in BR in 50-60 years

By Nicholas Persac
December 11, 2008

Despite overnight snowfall and other school closures in the Baton Rouge area, final exams still took place as scheduled Thursday. D'Ann Morris, interim director of the University's Emergency Operations...

Permanent replacements hired for Mulcahy’s classes

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
December 7, 2008

The University hired permanent replacements to instruct Kevin Mulcahy's political science classes after his arrest in September. But James Stoner, political science department chair, said Mulcahy will...