U.S. Sen. David Vitter won the Louisiana U.S. Senate race, according to unofficial election results from the Secretary of State's office. Vitter defeated Democratic challenger Charlie Melancon.

LONDON (AP) — Oil company BP PLC shied away from spearheading any industry rush back into the Gulf of Mexico as it revealed Tuesday that the cost of its devastating oil spill has jumped to $40 billion...

Today marks a much-anticipated political slugfest as Republicans crusade for political control in Congress in mid-term elections.   The most prominent battle in Louisiana is for a seat on the U.S....

College of Engineering Dean Richard Koubek is concerned about corporations no longer recruiting students because of budget cuts, though engineering students receive higher salaries than average. The average...

Student Government President J Hudson and Vice President Dani Borel spoke to Gov. Bobby Jindal today after weeks of unanswered contact from him. Jindal spoke at Abundant Life Church in Denham Springs about...

Shoes of every color and size stepped into the Student Union Theater Monday night, each pair different but all with the same label stitched on the back — TOMS.   Canvas shoe-clad students flocked...

Ten classical musicians got the chance to play in front of a live audience Tuesday evening for a national taping of one of the most popular classical music programs on the radio in the Shaver Theatre —...

Two University professors lead a statewide coalition of researchers and professors that received a massive grant from the National Science Foundation, according to a University news release sent out Monday. Physics...

Flagship Advocates, a new student organization designed to raise awareness about the budget crisis, made its first appearance at WhatNow Lsu's campaign kick-off "The Event." The group was founded by Student...

District 2, which includes the University campus and surrounding areas, had more vehicle burglaries in the past week than all the other districts in Baton Rouge, according to Baton Rouge Police Department...

Gallery: Voodoo 2010 It's more than an average sweat-your-brains-out, suffer-in-the-mud music festival. It's the Voodoo Experience, and it went down at City Park this weekend in New Orleans. Voodoo Fest,...