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AgCenter seeking entries for calendar photo contest – 12:05 p.m.

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff writer
November 9, 2009

The LSU AgCenter's 2011 Get It Growing Lawn and Garden Calendar will offer Louisiana photographers a chance to publish their work.The Get It Growing Calendar provides useful monthly gardening tips from...

Gulf Coast preps as Ida weakens to tropical storm – 11 a.m.

By Associated Press
November 9, 2009

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 so far in ’09

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
November 9, 2009

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...

‘Jack’ statue still stirs controversy

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
November 9, 2009

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 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...