Despite budget cuts threatening the University's degree programs, this year's freshman class is the second largest in the last 10 years.
According to the Office of Budget and Planning, the new freshman...
The University sent out two emergency text messages Sept. 9 warning the campus community about an armed suspect on Dalrymple Drive with a 98 percent success rate, according to University IT officials.
The...
Five months after the accident, University researchers continue to secure funding and conduct experiments concerning the BP well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.
"[We don't know] the chronic and long-term...
Big waves pound Bermuda as Hurricane Igor approaches
HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Big waves are pounding Bermuda's beaches while islanders rush to board up windows, fill sandbags and stock up on water,...
While people are still showing signs of caution when it comes to spending money on retail, local businesses are finding their sales unaffected.
Consumers spent slightly more this August than they did at...
Chancellor Michael Martin received the "Men Who Champion Women" award at the Louisiana Women's Conference on Friday.
The award is given to individuals who have taken a leadership role to ensure women are...
The University has announced its plans for Homecoming week, Nov. 7-14.
The week will start with a kickoff ceremony on Monday, Nov. 8 and will continue with a pep rally on Thursday, Nov. 11.
The week of...
A donation fund has been created in memory of former University graduate student Joseph Gotham, according to the president of the LSU Indian Student Association.
Gotham, a native of Visakhapatnam, Andhra...
The well is dead — finally.
A permanent cement plug sealed BP's well nearly 2.5 miles below the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico, five agonizing months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led...
University of New Orleans Chancellor Tim Ryan said at a news conference Thurdsay that LSU System President John Lombardi fired him.
Ryan said Lombardi summoned him to Baton Rouge on Thursday to tell him...
State officials said the controversial berm project they have pursued in the wake of the BP oil spill will be significantly smaller than originally planned.
The BP-funded project, which Gov....
There's no place like home.
The adage echoes the general consensus around the LSU football locker room this week as the Tigers prepare to defend their home turf for the first time this year.
No. 15 LSU...
