The LSU Center for Computation & Technology "green" booth will arrive in Portland, Ore., next week for the Supercomputing 2009 exhibition with reusable posters and videos showcasing research projects...

Shawn Doyle, biological sciences graduate student, left the sticky Baton Rouge climate last month for the tip of the South Pole — Antarctica. Doyle is researching the geomicrobiology of the Taylor...

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed. The...

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Ida has weakened to a tropical depression and is heading east toward the Florida Panhandle with winds near 35 mph (55 kph). Ida was a tropical storm with winds near 45...

The School of Social Work is developing a certificate in gerontology,or the study of aging, to be offered fall 2010.The new program will include in-depth courses focusing specifically onworking with adults,...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Police in several Connecticut towns said they're dealing with a sticky situation — chewing gum thefts. According to authorities, the number of people caught stealing...

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....