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Miss Teen Louisiana USA arrested – 11:05 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 20, 2008

BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — Reigning Miss Teen Louisiana USA Lindsey Evans and three friends were arrested over the weekend for leaving a Bossier City restaurant without paying their bill. Police say...

Survey: Texting plays significant role in relationships

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
October 20, 2008

The right text message sent at the right time can keep a couple's romance alive.For those who are dating, 40 percent said text messaging plays a significant role in their relationship, according to an...

Early voting starts in Louisiana – 11:15 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 20, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The election may be two weeks away but Louisiana voters don't have to wait until then to cast ballots. The early voting period for the Nov. 4 election started Tuesday and runs...

Gas prices falling across state – 11:14 a.m.

By Joy Lukachick
Contributing Writing
October 19, 2008

Gas prices are dropping quicker than speculations. Last week Don Redman, Louisiana spokesman for AAA, said Baton Rouge and Lafayette had the highest gas prices in the state and should drop below $3.00...

Registration drives add 94,000 new voters – 12 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State officials say recent voter registration drives in advance of the Nov. 4 presidential election helped boost voter rolls in the past year by nearly 94,000 with more than...

Men’s Basketball: Tigers picked to finish second in SEC West – 4:06 p.m.

By
October 19, 2008

The LSU men have been picked to finish in second place in the Southeastern Conference's Western Division by a panel of SEC and national media members, the league announced Monday.Both Alabama and LSU finished...

Warm welcome for Bush in Alexandria – 3:10 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2008

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Central Louisiana gave President Bush a warm welcome, despite some doubts about his financial bailout plan. Hundreds of people lined the streets of downtown Alexandria on Monday...

Saints explain football to curious Londoners – 4:25 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2008

WATFORD, England (AP) — Ambassadors for the NFL, the New Orleans Saints couldn't have expected to explain the basic rules of the game in London. But there was jet-lagged Saints coach Sean Payton...

UREC offers free fitness assessments for students

By By Mary Gonzalez
Contributing Writer
October 19, 2008

A year after University Student Recreation Complex started free fitness assessments, many students remain unaware of the service. University Recreation had 265 students participate in the program since...

LSU to televise Tulane game on TigerVision – 4:37 p.m.

By LSU Athletic Department news release
October 19, 2008

BATON ROUGE – LSU's home game next week against Tulane will be televised on TigerVision, the school's in-house pay-per-view network, director of athletics Joe Alleva announced on Monday.  Kickoff...

Jindal talks of La. budget problems

By By The Associated Press
October 19, 2008

Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday that he won't agree to raise taxes to fill a more than $1 billion projected budget gap next year, which leaves cuts to keep Louisiana's budget balanced.Jindal said it's too...

Georgia braces for long stretch of road games – 12:05 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia walked out of Sanford Stadium on Saturday still in control of its SEC championship hopes. When the Bulldogs play their next home game in six weeks, their Southeastern Conference...