In a steel warehouse on River Road, Josef Hoffmann is controlling the flow of the Mississippi River.
It's not the real thing, but it's probably the closest the civil engineering master's student can get...
Like many Louisianans, Mark Gabriel and Erik Durr watched news coverage of the oil spill and wondered what they could do.
And then they got up and did it.
Gabriel, an industrial engineering graduate student,...
The Latino population on campus has been growing steadily since 1994, according to data from the Office of Budget and Planning.
In 2009, 898 Latino students attended the University, an increase from the...
The University will break ground tomorrow on the Choppin Hall Annex, a 85,348-square-foot facility with a $33.0 million price tag.
The state-funded building will "open 140 faculty workstations for chemical...
Women of the multicultural sorority Sigma Lambda Gamma came from all over the U.S. on Friday to celebrate the opening of its newest chapter at the University.
Sigma Lambda Gamma was officially recognized...
During some of the darkest weeks in New Orleans history, Baton Rouge served as a stronghold for a city ravaged by one of the most destructive storms in U.S. history.
In some cases, entire businesses...
The LSU Board of Supervisors on Friday unanimously approved the renovation of Kirby-Smith Hall.
The project will generate 360 beds for student housing by August 1, 2011.
The construction project...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Incumbent Sen. David Vitter has easily won the Republican nomination and will face Democratic primary winner Rep. Charlie Melancon in a U.S. Senate race in Louisiana.
Vitter...
Much has been learned since Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast five years ago. University researchers have made significant discoveries in hurricane tracking, analyses and response.
At the Earth...
Renovations on West Laville Hall have been completed, but there are still several kinks that need to be fixed.
Several pieces of furniture have been ordered but have yet to show up, according to Brent...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Five years after Hurricane Katrina's wrath, President Barack Obama sought to reassure disaster-weary Gulf Coast residents Sunday that he would not abandon their cause.
"My...
Five years ago Sunday, Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, putting the city of New Orleans underwater and driving thousands of citizens to Baton Rouge for shelter.
Many of them came to the...
