Baby boomers' retirements are creeping up while the national economic downturn is slowly getting worse. And Chancellor Michael Martin fears that could lead to salary compressions worsening at public higher...

Both the Tiger Girls and the Cheerleading Squad have received a fully paid bid to compete nationally in a competition held by Varsity in January.Denise Dichary, head coach of Tiger Girls, said the bid...

MURFREESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A Louisiana woman found a 2.09-carat white diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park over the weekend. Park officials say Rhonda Bankston of Baton Rouge, La., found the gem...

Adorned in purple and gold sequined halters and toting pompoms, the Tiger Girls dance in rhythm to the music blaring in the PMAC to entertain crowds of thousands. Come January, they'll be dancing in a...

LSU's streak of Top 25 appearances is over while Connecticut became a unanimous choice at No. 1. The Lady Tigers fell out of The Associated Press poll Monday for the first time since Feb. 25, 2002, a span...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal says a recent survey shows residents are leaving Louisiana and it would be a mistake for state officials to blame Hurricane Katrina or any other storm for...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — James Carville has joined the faculty of Tulane University and his first course will be on the 2008 presidential election. In a Tulane news release, the university says the political...

In front of a backdrop of iconic LSU images, speakers shared stories about what made the University special to them at Friday night's first "Lights Under the Oaks" ceremony. The event, held in front of...

His steps were slow, but Saul Litvinoff held his head high as he made his way to the podium.As Litvinoff, Boyd professor of law, stood before a crowd of friends, former students and faculty members, the...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal may have beefed up the state's ethics laws, but an organization that ranks such things says it's too soon for the governor to claim Louisiana's new laws...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to rescue the troubled auto industry with $25 billion in emergency loans inched forward Friday when Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate will begin debate Monday and...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — This Saturday's LSU-Troy football game will mark a first in major college football when the game is broadcast in the native language of the Navajo Indian tribe. Cuyler Frank...