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3 more La. deaths blamed on flu – 10:55 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state Department of Health and Hospitals says three more people in Louisiana have died from complications of swine flu bringing the total to 33 deaths in the state since...

Members of FOCAC.

China offers Africa financial aid including $10 billion in loans

By By Wikinews November 9, 2009

China has offered Africa concessional loans worth US$10 (€6.5) billion as part of a host of new measures aimed at improving the economy of African nations. The announcement was made at the opening...

New Orleans adding speed cameras – 11:05 a.m.

By Associated Press
November 9, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More speed-tracking cameras are going up in New Orleans. The city says that at the request of schools and community groups, it's installed 14 new cameras to catch speeders in school...

LSU system president challenges TOPS program

By The Associated Press
November 9, 2009

(AP) — When it comes to controversy, LSU System President John Lombardi doesn't wilt, and he's launched an attack on one of Louisiana's sacred political cows by pushing cuts to the free college tuition...

University to celebrate 100th Homecoming – 12 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
November 9, 2009

The University will kick off its 100th Homecoming celebration today. Chancellor Michael Martin and the student Homecoming committee will unveil the week's events in the Union Cotillion Ballroom at noon....

No University classes yet canceled because of TS Ida – 3:30 p.m.

By Ryan Buxton
Staff writer
November 9, 2009

Tropical storm Ida is expected to make landfall near Mobile, Ala., around 6 a.m. tomorrow morning, said Barry Keim, Louisiana state climatologist. Winds are moving at 70 mph, putting it just below hurricane...

River reaches abnormal height

By Lindsey Meaux
Contributing Writer
November 9, 2009

As Tropical Storm Ida makes her way through the Gulf of Mexico, the stretch of Mississippi River running along Baton Rouge is lingering at fewer than 2 feet below its flood stage of 35 feet.But Baton Rouge...

[From left] Biology seniors Jesse Beckemeyer, Ericka Johnson, Hannah Rockett and Daniel Noel check a wood duck box Monday during their ecology service learning class.

Projects take students out of classroom

By Olga Kourilova
Contributing Writer
November 9, 2009

A typical lab may involve safety glasses and white coats, but biology students in Rebecca Effler's ecology class donned life jackets and took up paddles for class yesterday morning. Canoeing the University...

Natural settlement and construction errors cause cosmetic building damage

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
November 9, 2009

Italian Renaissance-style architecture distinguishes the campus grounds as one of the University's outstanding aesthetic features. But many campus buildings show signs of age from more than 80 years of...

Baton Rouge not expected to feel Ida’s effects

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
November 9, 2009

Baton Rouge is expected to be partly cloudy today with no chance of rain, sidestepping any significant effects of Tropical Storm Ida.As of print time Monday, the National Weather Service projected minimal...

Production features only two cast members

By Emily Slack
Entertainment Writer
November 9, 2009

The old adage "love is blind" is reaffirmed in the Theatre Department's latest production — "Talley's Folly," an unlikely love story about a middle-aged Midwestern woman and an older Jewish accountant...

AgCenter, La farmers monitoring Ida — 11:30 a.m.

By Associated Press
November 9, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gusty winds, high tides and heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Ida could affect southeast Louisiana's citrus and sugar cane crops. Alan Vaughn, an extension agent for...