BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Could two ingredients, one that adds a tart flavor to soft drinks and candy and another used in laundry detergent, become the next car fuel combinations of choice?
A six-member...
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,...
CHICAGO (AP) — Barack Obama says the U.S.-Iraq security agreement approved by Iraq's parliament puts the U.S. on a "glide path" toward reducing forces there.
As he named Robert Gates to continue...
The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display in the Cotillion Ballroom in the LSU Union today to coincide with World AIDS Day. Each panel on the Quilt represents someone who has died because of AIDS.Rayne...
Students who enjoy complaining about unfair test grades or praising teachers for lots of extra credit opportunities can do so in a way that actually matters this week.As the semester comes to an end, each...
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...
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...
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...
