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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...

2008 freshman class more diverse, score higer on ACT – 2:55 p.m.

By Staff Reports
October 19, 2008

The University is using new recruiting initiatives to attract more diverse applicants with higher ACT scores and is creating new programs to increase retention and graduations, which are currently the...

Jindal talks of budget cuts – 11:50 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Governor Bobby Jindal says he won't agree to raise taxes to fill a projected $1 billion budget shortfall next year. But he's already warning state agencies that they face...

La. treasury takes a hit as oil prices decline – 4:20 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With oil prices plummeting and gas prices slipping below $3 per gallon, Jeff Downs' fuel bills aren't the heftiest toll on his budget anymore. Downs, filling up an SUV at...

Student Health Center offers flu vaccinations – 2:22 p.m.

By Mary Gonzalez
Contributing Writer
October 19, 2008

The Student Health Center will offer students and faculty flu shots from Oct. 20 to Oct. 23 between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Shots cost $10 for students and $20 for faculty and staff.The Student Health Center...

Football: LSU opens BCS rankings at No. 13 – 3:45 p.m.

By Staff Reports
October 18, 2008

LSU (5-1) ranked No. 13 in the first BCS rankings of the 2008 season announced on Sunday. Texas (7-0), Alabama (7-0) and Penn State (8-0) opened the rankings at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Oklahoma...

Party choice reflective upon parents

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
October 18, 2008

Chris Fogleman is a Republican. His parents are Republicans, and he plans to vote Republican in the presidential election."I don't think [having Republican parents] is my sole reason for being Republican,"...