The votes have been tallied, and the results of the Student Government mock election show the student body leaning toward Republican Sen. John McCain for the Nov. 4 election.Of the 1,456 participants,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is seeking federal money to help the seafood industry recover from this year's hurricanes. The Louisiana Recovery Authority said Tuesday it is considering asking...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A lawyer for the state Democratic Party is questioning whether non-Republican voters are being unfairly targeted to have their registrations canceled. Attorney Randy Piedrahita...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Board of Ethics has a new chairman. Baton Rouge attorney Frank Simoneaux was elected Monday by the mostly new board that was appointed after mass resignations...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana voters are coming out in unprecedented numbers to cast early ballots for the general election, shattering all previous records as the early voting period nears its...

As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, about 27,000 East Baton Rouge Parish residents had cast absentee votes according to data from the Louisiana Secretary of State.The deadline for early voting is Tuesday, and the final...

Former LSU football player Douglas Planchard was arrested Sunday for allegedly raping a woman earlier this month, The Advocate reported Tuesday. Planchard, a reserve player from 2004 to 2006, is accused...

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The World Series got suspended. Obama politics never stop. Democrat Barack Obama carried on Tuesday with an outdoor rally at Widener University, outside Philadelphia, despite...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain has a double-digit lead over Democratic opponent Barack Obama in Louisiana, according to a new independent poll. But support...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's utility regulators continue to accept free food and drink from the companies they oversee and have failed to correct more than a dozen other problems found in...

STUDENT ARRESTED FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATEDA University student was arrested Friday at 7 a.m. after passing out in his car in the middle of the road.Ross P. Doran, 20, of 8830 Darby Ave., Baton Rouge,...

University students will express political views, asking peers, "Are You Red or Are You Blue," at student-led discussion about 2008 presidential election campaign issues tonight at 7 in the Journalism...