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Holden: Perkins-Acadian to extend to six lanes

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
November 5, 2009

Traffic flow in Baton Rouge is about to take another step toward improvement.The 22nd project within The Green Light Plan, a transportation program to improve roadway infrastructure and citizen safety...

Public speaks out about bond

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
November 5, 2009

East Baton Rouge Parish residents will vote next Saturday on Mayor-President Kip Holden's bond issue, a $901 million tax package a full year in the making.With only about a week left before the vote, supporters...

Parker: ‘Leave TOPS alone’

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
November 5, 2009

Student Government hosted Chats with Mary Parker on Thursday in Free Speech Alley, but only one student noticed.Typically, Chancellor Michael Martin is guest of the Chats series. Today Martin was replaced...

Students stand by lines of bicycles waiting to be auctioned Wednesday afternoon between Coates Hall and Free Speech Alley. The annual event had 144 bikes available.

Annual bike auction raises $4,050

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
November 5, 2009

More students may soon be screaming the bike-riding chant "Yeah Bike!" on campus. Student Government and the Environmental Conservation Organization at LSU held the annual LSU Bike Auction on Wednesday...

Recruiting: Miles, Saban continue to battle for prospects from the South

By Chris Branch
Sports Contributor
November 5, 2009

LSU football fans don't like to think of the 1990s, or the pre-Nick Saban years. It's like when Michael Jordan tried his hand at baseball — fans just like to place the memories in the bottom drawer...

Bond issue supported by many local organizations – 1:10 p.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
November 5, 2009

After months of debate, the Nov. 14 bond issue vote has garnered support from a wide variety of local organizations. The $901 million tax package, which would fund improvement projects in downtown Baton...

AgCenter taking ‘Farmer of the Year’ applications

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
November 5, 2009

In a continuing effort to promote Louisiana agriculture, the LSU AgCenter's Farmer of the Year competition is gearing up for its 13th year of spotlighting commendable farmers in the state.The contest honors...

Local 2010 races still wide open

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
November 5, 2009

Just one year after Barack Obama was elected to the presidency, voters headed to the polls Tuesday night for a mix of gubernatorial, Congressional and various local off-year elections.The stakes in some...

 

New University Child Care Center fee scale causes confusion, worry

By Sarah Eddington
Contributing Writer
November 5, 2009

Several University families have been left concerned and uncertain of their children's future at the LSU Child Care Center in the aftermath of a recent fee scale restructuring at the center. The center...

Campus Crime Briefs- Nov. 4

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November 4, 2009

STUDENT ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGESA 21-year-old University student was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 28, on eight counts of illegal manufacture or distribution of Schedule I drugs, among other charges.LSU Police...

Controversial justice of peace resigns following refusal to marry couple

By Melinda Deslatte
The Associated Press
November 4, 2009

(AP) — A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned Tuesday.Keith Bardwell, who is white, quit the post with a one-sentence...

Nov. 3 elections are not a preview for La. Senate race, expert says – 12:00 p.m.

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
November 4, 2009

Just one year after President Barack Obama was elected to presidency,voters headed to the polls again Tuesday night for a mix ofgubernatorial, Congressional and various local off-year elections. The stakes...