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AgCenter to develop blueberry Web site

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
October 19, 2009

Blueberries have long filled pies and freshened muffens, but now the juicy fruits are moving online and into a virtual world with the help of the LSU AgCenter.A $518,000 grant from the U.S. Department...

Few swine flu vaccines given in La. so far – 3:40 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Fewer than 4,000 doses of swine flu vaccine have been doled out to Louisiana patients. That's less than one-20th of the amount of vaccine that has been shipped to health care...

La. has $47M estimated surplus – 12:10 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It's not the eye-popping largesse of recent years, but Louisiana is expected to have a $47 million surplus leftover when last year's financial books are closed. State budget...

Flea season uncommonly active

Summer weather fosters fleas, and the summer was massively successful for flea populations along the Gulf.  "You could call this tumultuous," said Pat Stockstill, director of business development...

Bourbon Street may lose its bark – 1:15 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' most famous street is a nightly swirl of bright neon and happy tourists strolling with a beverage in hand. A blend of jazz joints, strip clubs, bars and restaurants,...

UConn mourns stabbing death of football player – 1:20 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2009

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Less than 12 hours after celebrating his team's homecoming victory over Louisville, Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall was at a hospital identifying the body of one of the...

Gambling revenue down in Louisiana

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
October 18, 2009

Though nationwide gambling revenue was down for the 2009 fiscal year, Louisiana has endured one of the smallest decreases in the country, according to a study by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of...

Females account for most of Health Center STD tests

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
October 18, 2009

The number of students at the University with sexually transmitted diseases or infections is stable, according to Student Health Center numbers, but female students account for much more of the total students...

LSUPD officer Daniel Richardson demonstrates a communication headset Thursday.

Are we ready for a school shooting?

By Lindsey Meaux
Contributing Writer
October 18, 2009

On April 16, 2007, the single-most deadly shooting in the U.S. occurred on the Virginia Tech campus, leaving 27 students, five professors and the shooter dead.More than two years later, LSU and several...

 

Victims, supporters march against domestic violence

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
October 18, 2009

Bonita Alston looked like all the other supporters at the "Take Back the Night" event Sunday, listening to music, eating free food and wearing a free event T-shirt, but her reasons for attending were not...

Students listen to Blaine Grimes, financial education coordinator, talk about money matters Saturday as part of the Multicultural Student Leadership Conference.

Annual conference draws more diversity

By Emily Holden
Contributing Writer
October 18, 2009

Wilishia Morgan stared into her lap at a hemp bracelet she was stringing with beads of a few different colors and realized she was learning a lesson about diversity. Morgan attended the annual Multicultural...

Festival goers check out a tent of children’s books during the Louisiana Book Festival on Saturday in front of the Louisiana State Capitol building.

Seventh La. Book Festival held

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
October 18, 2009

Legions of book lovers came together Saturday to discuss and promote literature at the seventh annual Louisiana Book Festival.Engaged festival-goers and 190 authors participated in panel discussions and...