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Former Louisiana Gov. Dave Treen dead at 81 – 10:25 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 29, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former Louisiana Gov. Dave Treen, who became the state's first Republican governor since Reconstruction when he was elected in 1979 but lost a re-election bid to the flamboyant...

Sidewalk chalk banned by University

University students walk over colorful sidewalk advertisements throughout campus on any given day without noticing, but the University is paying attention.Sidewalk chalking is considered vandalism at the...

Complex receives $1M donation

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
October 29, 2009

The Forever LSU Campaign received another substantial donation Wednesday for the E.J. Ourso College of Business-Business Education Complex.Amedisys Home Health Services, a health care and hospital services...

Faculty Senate hosts “Big 3” roundtable – 10:30 a.m.

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
October 29, 2009

The Faculty Senate and Office of Academic Affairs will host theirsecond roundtable panel discussion this afternoon on the topic " LSUThinks Big: The Illustrative Cases--Arts and Humanities; Science andTechnology;...

Tigers against trafficking to host benefit concert tonight – Noon

By Adam Duvernay
Senior staff writer
October 29, 2009

Tigers Against Trafficking, a student organization dedicated to ending human trafficking, will host a benefit concert tonight at the Varsity with all proceeds going to women who recently escaped from the...

 

National Halloween costume sales down, local stores faring well in slow economy

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
October 29, 2009

It looks like the King of Pop will make his comeback thrilling trick-or-treaters this Halloween.While Michael Jackson will presumably be mimicked in many costumes, vampires, pirates, athletes and witches...

La environment group responds to economic forecast findings – 10:20 a.m.

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
October 29, 2009

The Louisiana Economic Outlook predicts a sunnier job forecast for2010 and 2011, though the good news didn't come without caveats. Among the most discussed findings in the report is the "oil patch"areas...

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

By
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...

BR produced nearly a third of construction jobs – 10:30 a.m.

By
October 28, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Baton Rouge produced nearly a third of the metro construction job gains in the United States over the past year. That's according to an analysis by the Associated General...

BR produced nearly a third of construction jobs – 10:40 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 28, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Baton Rouge produced nearly a third of the metro construction job gains in the United States over the past year. That's according to an analysis by the Associated General...

Sniper’s La. trial put on hold – 11:10 a.m.

By
October 28, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana prosecutor said he's taking a wait-and-see approach to convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad, still charged in a Baton Rouge killing but scheduled to die by lethal...

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...