Most students use holiday breaks to plan trips or visit home, but some use the breaks to schedule non-emergency surgeries.Baton Rouge area specialists report increased surgical patient loads during Thanksgiving...

METHUEN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband and had her hours cut at work says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that "life is...

(AP) — The 15-ton door glides quietly, even gracefully, on its rails."This is the only elephant door in the state of Louisiana," says Patrick Mulhearn, director of studio operations at Celtic Media...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts police say a man locked his two young sons in the trunk of his car while he ran an errand.Fall River police say Michael Monahan put his kids, ages 3 and 6,...

Students now havea new way to appeal violations of the University's dead week period committed by professors.Student Government created a form so students can appeal the transgressions."Doing something...

The playground at Brusly Elementary School in Brusly will get a major overhaul by the LSU Community Playground Project, and the University students' design could be the winner of a $10,000 grant.The new...

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 —...