PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Schools closed, residents of low-lying areas sought shelter and Florida's governor declared a state of emergency Monday as a rare late-season tropical storm churned toward...

Three forcible sex offenses have been reported to the LSU Police Department this year, including an alleged rape Nov. 1.Maj. Helen Haire, spokeswoman for LSUPD, said it's difficult to quantify a trend...

After 83 years of protesting, vandalism and relocation, the University-owned statue known as "Uncle Jack" or "The Good Darkie," has stirred trouble again in its home town of Natchitoches. The Natchitoches...

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...

(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...

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....

When Crystal Johnson discovered peanuts in her favorite pecan ice cream, she didn't know she would spur the voluntary recall of Dove's Caramel Pecan Perfection ice cream Oct. 26.Johnson, assistant professor...

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm...

Local gene research company TransGenRx has landed a $30 million deal to produce human growth hormone for an Argentinean pharmaceutical company.TGRx — founded in 2002 with technology developed at...

One Saturday a month, downtown Baton Rouge becomes a hub of creativity as artists from across Louisiana and neighboring states come together to share and sell their handmade crafts as part of an 11-year...

Paint-splattering drums, inflatable games and building food-can models of Tiger Stadium and the Memorial Tower are among the activities students will participate in to celebrate the 100-year anniversary...