Church: Cuba offers to free 52 political prisoners
HAVANA (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church said Wednesday that Cuba has agreed to free 52 political prisoners and allow them to leave the country in...
The University named Manship School of Mass Communication professor emeritus Laura Lindsay interim dean of the College of Education Wednesday. Lindsey will hold the post for the next year while...
Student Government has been tackling many changes in academics this summer, including revising the W grade policy.Students receive a W when they drop a course after the established drop date.The new policy...
Colin Hay, former lead vocalist of popular '80s band Men at Work, will serenade Baton Rouge this weekend as part of his nationwide tour.Hay will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Manship Theatre in the Shaw...
The tail end of incoming freshmen and transfer students swarming campus will be beneath stately oaks and broad magnolias today as the sixth of eight orientation session runs until Friday.
Orientation students,...
Student bands are doing whatever they can to pave their own paths in the Baton Rouge music scene.Even with the support of the local, interested venues, musicians still struggle to get their names out and...
When the members of To Be Continued Brass Band took to the streets of the infamous New Orleans French Quarter on June 15, they didn't expect to be ordered to stop playing their jazz tunes. But that night,...
Various lanes at Perkins Road and Stanford Avenue/Acadian Thruway will be temporarily closed this weekend as work expanding the intersection continues.The lane closures will begin Saturday at 7 a.m. as...
A low-pressure weather system brewing Monday in the Gulf of Mexico ceased to pose the threat of becoming a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.Another disturbed-weather threat looming...
— Until Monday, New Orleans had escaped direct effects from the oil disaster spreading across the Gulf Coast.
That delicate balance changed when balls of tar were found in the Rigolets, one of two...
Information Technology Services is hard at work on improvements to the University's Virtual Lab, and students can expect to begin seeing the enhancements in the fall.The Virtual Lab, or VLAB, is a service...
Ask Student Union Director Shirley Plakidas about the ongoing renovations to the building, and it is clear that the she is most excited about the upcoming opening of the renovated Union Theater.According...
