NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A national government watchdog group ranks Louisiana fifth in the nation when it comes to government transparency and accountability, and the state stands to improve when new laws...

The LSU Basketball Block Party will be held Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Tower Drive near the LSU Student Union and Free Speech Plaza.Both the men's and women's basketball teams will be...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A national education group says Louisiana's goal of a 65 percent high school graduation rate is among the lowest in the country and needs adjusting. The Education Trust, which...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democrat U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu picked up backing Monday for her re-election bid from Louisiana's first Republican governor since Reconstruction. Citing bipartisanship, Former...

The struggling economy won't scare away Halloween shoppers this year. Instead, consumers are using the holiday to as an excuse to let loose during a tense period.Halloween spending is expected to reach...

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The economy may be down, but it appears that attendance at the State Fair in Shreveport is up. The fair opened Thursday and runs through Nov. 9. Overall figures for attendance...

LSU dropped four spots to No. 15 in the latest USA Today/Coaches' and Associated Press polls. The Tigers (5-2, 3-2) lost at home to Georgia, 52-38, on Saturday. Click here to see the complete USA...

Michelle May said she took the GRE in August but was unsure if graduate school was for her.About two months and an economic downturn later, the mass communication senior is thankful she decided to take...

University chemical engineering veterans returned to their roots Friday to reunite with classmates and past instructors, hear talks from prominent alumni and see where the Department of Chemical Engineering...

LSU coach Les Miles said Sunday he will entertain the possibility of playing true freshman quarterback Jordan Jefferson."We might look at the young freshman yet again," he said.Jefferson has only played...

To see a video on what students think of this year's Gumbo, click here. Gumbo editor Sheila de Guzman prepared a small stack of yearbooks when she saw three students walking toward her in front of Lockett...

Caroline Evers, Spanish senior, is graduating with a degree that only about 1 percent of University students obtain every year.Foreign language and literature is among 12 majors that consistently have...