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Double homicide trial date set for May – 12:05 p.m.

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October 29, 2009

Devin Parker — the only man indicted for the on-campus double homicide of Chandrasekhar Komma and Kiran Allam — is scheduled to go on trail May 24, 2010.Parker appeared in court this morning...

Amedisys donates $1M to LSU – 10:20 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 29, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Home nursing provider Amedisys Inc. is donating $1 million toward construction of a new business education complex at LSU. The Baton Rouge-based company and the university...

SG sets up gameday cleanup, bike week

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
October 29, 2009

Tulane won't be the only green wave coming to campus this week.Members of Student Government, accompanied by various student groups organized by Volunteer LSU, will sweep across campus Sunday morning to...

Post-WWII movie being shot in South La. – 10:25 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 29, 2009

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — A Thibodaux eatery was transformed into a 1940s Alabama diner for a time this week. The Venetian Bar and Doughnut Shop on Tuesday became the setting for scenes in the movie...

Florida man creates giant rubber band ball – 10:30 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 29, 2009

LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — Look, over there. Under that blue tarp in a suburban driveway. That thing that's the size of a Smart car? It's Joel Waul's rubber band ball. Waul has spent the last six years...

Researchers get $300K grant

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
October 29, 2009

Louisiana sweet potato and landscaping industries are set to get a boost from research performed by the LSU AgCenter.Two University researchers were awarded $300,000 in competitive grants to promote specialty...

Police: Celeb-obsessed teens robbed famous victims – 10:35 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 29, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a group of Hollywood-obsessed teens, entertainment news on the Internet offered more than a glimpse into the lives of stars. It helped them break into celebrities' homes. The...

Film about Facebook to shoot in Louisiana – 10:35 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 28, 2009

BALTIMORE (AP) — A movie about the creation of Facebook will shoot in Baltimore for two days next week. The film is called "The Social Network" and stars Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, the computer...

Study: Marijuana proven to slow effects of HIV

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
October 28, 2009

Marijuana may be a new way for HIV patients to ease their pain, according to early results of an LSU Health Sciences Center study.The study examines the effects of marijuana on nonhuman primates with simian...

Student establishing Campus Kitchen Project at LSU

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
October 28, 2009

Jenny Kornuta fought hunger during winter break in 2007, and she's trying to bring that fight to the University and Baton Rouge communities soon. The mass communication senior volunteered for St. Louis...

Sheriff: No violations in balloon case action

By The Associated Press
October 28, 2009

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The sheriff in the runaway balloon case doesn't believe he broke the law when he disclosed that child welfare workers were involved in the inquiry, his spokeswoman said...

Boulder DA to investigate balloon boy sheriff – 12:10 p.m.

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October 28, 2009

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate allegations the Larimer County sheriff violated privacy laws in the case of the runaway balloon that was believed...