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Parking permit mail-out delayed

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
August 20, 2011

Parking permits for students, faculty and staff will arrive later than expected this semester. New permits will be mailed early this week, said Gary Graham, director of the Office of Parking, Traffic and...

River Center Branch Library awaiting vote

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
August 20, 2011

The Baton Rouge Metro Council will have to wait a little longer to vote on the architectural contract for a $19 million project to demolish and rebuild the downtown River Center Branch Library. The East...

University reports delay in parking permit mailing

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
August 17, 2011

Students, faculty and staff will not be receiving parking permits in time for the start of the fall semester.   The Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation said the University's parking permit...

 

Thompson named new chairman of the Department of Petroleum Engineering

By Joshua Bergeron
Contributing Writer
August 15, 2011

The University's College of Engineering announced Tuesday that Karsten E. Thompson, Ph.D. is the new chairman for the Craft and Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering (PETE). Thompson's...

Freshmen celebrate new beginnings

By John Wall, News Editor
August 14, 2011

Thousands of freshmen filed into the RBC Center Monday for the annual Convocation meant to make them feel more welcome. University administrators, faculty and athletics coaches represented the University...

Respect reigns supreme in tunnel

By Justin Rose, Deputy News Editor
August 14, 2011

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Chancellor Randy Woodson. Students, faculty and administration gathered at the Free Expression Tunnel Tuesday evening to stand together...

Groundbreaking moves Talley construction forward

By John Wall, News Editor
August 14, 2011

Important leaders from across the state descended on campus Tuesday to watch and participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for Talley Student Center. University and state leaders had front row seats...

Vandals graffiti Lab School

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
August 11, 2011

The University Laboratory School was vandalized early Thursday morning, according to LSU Police Department. Portions of the building, parking lot and recently constructed turf practice field were graffitied...

BRPD seeks suspect in State Street armed robbery

By Staff Reports
August 8, 2011

Baton Rouge Police Department is pursuing a suspect who was involved in an armed robbery at the Chase Bank on State Street on Tuesday afternoon. The suspect was last seen fleeing in the direction of West...

Louisiana offers tax-free weekend

By Staff Reports
August 2, 2011

Shoppers will receive relief from the 4-percent state sales tax this weekend as the Louisiana Sales Tax Holiday rolls around again. The Louisiana Department of Revenue orders the exemption to be applied...

Report: University violated professors’ academic freedom

(AP) — Louisiana State University violated the academic freedom of a professor who was fired for publicly criticizing the construction of the New Orleans levees after Hurricane Katrina, a higher...

Obama, Congress reach debt agreement

By The Associated Press
July 30, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced historic agreement Sunday night on emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever...