Frederick Sheldon, the LSU Museum of Natural Science museum director, opened a drawer to find a black-hooded oriole among three rows of brightly colored birds whose feet were tagged with miniscule handwriting."We...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Despite the complexities of the nation's worst economic downturn in decades, some Louisiana-based companies are showing surprising growth.The state recently has seen its count...

The Student Health Center received its first shipment of H1N1 vaccines Thursday  night after several weeks of uncertain waiting.Julie Hupperich, associate director of the Health Center, said the shipment...

Editor's Note: The University will remain open Wednesday, Nov. 25, for regular business hours. Classes will end Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 12:30 p.m. The University will close Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday,...

STUDENT CAUGHT WITH BAG OF GARDEN SUPPLIESOfficers patrolling East Campus Apartments at about 10 p.m. Nov. 22 arrested 20-year-old student Kevin Shudes for misdemeanor theft of supplies from the University...

Katelyn O'Quinn strolls down the banks of the Seine chatting quietly with friends on a Sunday afternoon. She heads toward Paris' bustling Jewish business district in Le Marais to visit the few open shops...

Alexis Starr, mechanical engineering freshman, said she's decided to stay in her dorm, away from her family and friends in Alexandria, Va., this Thanksgiving because travel expenses are not worth the short...

Before the turkey hits the table this Thanksgiving, about 600 people are expected to "trot" downtown for a good cause. Thursday will mark the March of Dimes' 23rd annual Turkey Trot in Baton Rouge —...

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission urges Thanksgiving holiday travelers to stay sober if driving during the long weekend.During last year's Thanksgiving holiday, 831 people were injured in Louisiana...

Students trying to escape grades and tests can turn to another alternative to fill the need to learn — LSU leisure classes. As leisure classes — which include craft and design, family matters,...

Though Black Friday is notorious for starting the Christmas spending season, another day may have consumers in Louisiana reaching for their wallets — Thanksgiving.While an American Farm Bureau Federation...

The University may have more security cameras in hopes of keeping on-campus residents and students safer.Student Government is sifting through funding and logistical issues to add security cameras outside...