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,...

The University's administration is no exception to the substantial changes happening lately. Manship faculty member Ralph Izard has accepted the position of interim dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication...

2 Yemeni security killed in shootout with al-Qaida SAN'A, Yemen (AP) — Yemen says two security officers have killed and three injured in a shootout with suspected al-Qaida militants in a southern...

On the heels of Tiger Band director Linda Moorhouse's resignation announcement, the College of Music & Dramatic Arts will lose another prominent faculty member this month.Department of Theatre Chair...

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...

Whether thick or thin, saucy or dry, plain or decked out, cooked on stone or tossed by hand, Red Stick residents have ample options when picking the perfect pizza, leaving old pizzerias and a string of...

University libraries across the state are bracing for the elimination of the Board of Regents' contribution to the budget for LOUIS, the Louisiana Library Network.The Board of Regents, which supplies two-thirds...

Fresh off the passage of a new Louisiana law banning texting while driving, a study has found adults text behind the wheel more frequently than teenagers.The June study, published by the Pew Research Center,...