Juvenile arrested for possession of stolen items and burglary tools Officers arrested a 16-year-old juvenile Oct. 4 for possession of stolen items and burglary tools. According to Det. Jason Bettencourtt,...

The Obama Administration will soon lift its controversial off-shore drilling moratorium, according to wire reports. The administration says the ban, imposed in the wake of the BP oil spill, would prevent...

As public furor grows over the developing budget crisis, many students are left with one burning question: Why higher education? The answer is a complicated one with no clear solution.    Because...

These last two weeks, media outlets both local and national have struggled to understand LSU football coach Les Miles — and what he means to the Tiger faithful. In the wake of the Tennessee game...

Residents in District 10, which runs from campus to north Baton Rouge, gathered at Dufrocq Elementary School on Tuesday to discuss ways to stop crime. The meeting, called "Take Back District 10," focused...

For students in Negril, Jamaica, funding for a new cafeteria – and the ability to keep their school open – might depend on how many water balloons got hurled at University leaders Wednesday. ...

The National Science Foundation has awarded the Louisiana Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR, three Research Infrastructure Improvement grants totaling $23 million, according...

Click Here for video interview with Proud Students co-founders   University students are finding their callings to fight against budget cuts in the new grassroots organization Proud Students.   Proud...

A University student was arrested Saturday night after drunkenly crashing into nine parked cars before slamming into Koi Sushi restaurant on 217 W. State St. Anne Wallace, 18, of 3004 Concord Place, Tyler,...

Hurricane Paula forms Monday, heads to Yucatan Peninsula TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran emergency officials urged coastal residents to evacuate low-lying areas, and Mexico braced for a possible...

Professor Pratul Ajmera has been named interim chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Ajmera and computer engineering faculty were asked to consider serving as interim department...

The University's Faculty Senate initiated a faculty letter-writing program last week in a grassroots effort to combat the ongoing budget crisis. The campaign, which kicked off Oct. 4, is asking each faculty...