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Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney to perform at 2011 Bayou Country Superfest

By Staff Reports
October 26, 2010

Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Sugarland and Zac Brown Band are among the headliners for the 2011 Bayou Country Superfest. McGraw, Sugarland, Trace Adkins, Luke Bryan and Josh Thompson will perform on the...

UNO chancellor committee formed

By Catherine Threlkeld
Staff Writer
October 26, 2010

LSU System President John Lombardi appointed New Orleans banking executive Gary Solomon on Tuesday as chairman of a 20-member search committee for a new University of New Orleans chancellor, according...

Louisiana’s tax debate heats up

By Matthew Albright
Staff Writer
October 26, 2010

As state officials struggle with continuing deficits — deficits that have so far caused continued cuts to higher education — a debate is emerging about how to fill the money hole. Many state...

Manship Dean Search Committee narrows down selection

By Parker Cramer
Contributing Writer
October 26, 2010

The Manship School Dean Search Committee discussed the 17 remaining applicants Wednesday afternoon. Among the applicants being considered are Tabatha Cullen of the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe,...

Federal injunction halts LimeWire

By The Associated Press
October 26, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) — Lime Group, whose LimeWire software has allowed people to share songs and other files over the Internet, received a federal injunction Tuesday to disable key parts of its service. The...

Female graduates increase in usually male-dominated fields

By Sarah Eddington
Staff Writer
October 26, 2010

Women are narrowing the gender gap in college degrees typically considered male-dominated, like sciences, business and engineering, according to a USA Today analysis of new census data. The number of women...

Elections officials hope for 35 percent turnout

By The Associated Press
October 26, 2010

(AP) — Louisiana elections officials are hoping turnout will reach 35 percent in Tuesday's election. If that expectation from the Secretary of State's Office is met, that would be far short of the...

 

Louisiana college students helped start national Jägermeister popularity

By Nicholas Persac
Contributing Writer
October 26, 2010

The drink's ingredients are shrouded in mystery, and with a "dulling effect ... similar to the prescription drugs Valium and Quaalude," one of the most popular liquors in the U.S. today got a jumpstart...

John Lombardi appoints Gary Solomon as UNO chancellor search committee chairman

By Catherine Threlkeld
Staff Writer
October 25, 2010

LSU System President John Lombardi appointed New Orleans banking executive Gary Solomon as chairman of a 20-member search committee for a new University of New Orleans chancellor, according to a news release. Lombardi...

Recent Baton Rouge murders cause concern among locals

By Sarah Eddington
Staff Writer
October 25, 2010

Despite recent high-profile murders in Baton Rouge and the mayor-president's newly announced crime initiative, the city's crime rate is actually lower now than it was at this time last year, and experts...

LSUPD Attempts to Soothe Students’ Uneasy Feelings Regarding Safety On Campus

By Farrah Reed
October 25, 2010

With an emergency text warning students to stay away from Dairyrimple and May Street to an email warning students to be aware of a suspicious person around the Westside of campus, the LSU community is...

John Hofmeister, former Shell Oil president and Citizens for Affordable Energy CEO, speaks at the 2010 Energy Summit on Tuesday.

Former Shell Oil president warns about energy future

By Frederick Holl
Staff Writer
October 25, 2010

Former president of Shell Oil Company and founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy John Hofmeister warned about the nation's energy future at the University on Tuesday. Hofmeister was the keynote...