Bobby Hausey, a professor at the University for 32 years, died Friday from suspected complications with diabetes. He was 59. The LSU School of Art is organizing a memorial gathering that will feature speeches...

The Baton Rouge public transportation service is developing a rapid-transit system for buses to establish quicker routes through the city.The system, which could involve creating designated bus lanes and...

Producers of the Bayou Country Superfest announced the music lineup for the festival at a press conference Wednesday.Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, Brooks & Dunn and Keith Urban will headline the festival...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The head of a panel charged with making $800 million in budget-cutting suggestions is proposing an across-the-board cut for state agencies next year. Sen. Jack Donahue, chairman...

MONROE, La. (AP) — Dr. Don Reed, LSU AgCenter forestry and wildlife specialist, says everything looks good for the Christmas tree crop in Louisiana. Reed, who also is a Christmas tree grower, and...

A disgruntled bartender called the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation division, claiming the bar's owner took $365,000 of the bar's income for his personal use and was not reporting his actual...

To see a timeline of stories about the double homicide, click here.Nearly two years after two graduate students were slain in their on-campus apartments, Devin Parker, one of the three suspects arrested,...

Four new degree programs are in the works at the University — doctoral programs in materials science and engineering, environmental sciences, and coastal engineering sciences, and a master's program...

This Saturday, tailgating is more than just Tiger spirit, food and friends.   ECO at LSU and Repower Louisiana members will host a carbon neural tailgate that will have zero waste and will be solar...

The United States Department of Agriculture has moved forward with several years worth of plans to shut down the Soil and Research Unit on the South end of campus. The USDA has planned to shut the unit...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — More complaints of animal neglect have been made against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's New Iberia Research Center. For the second time this year, an animal rights...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Gaming Control Board has approved a schedule under which Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s proposed Baton Rouge casino would open in late 2011. The $250 million...