The Louisiana Book Festival, which will feature several authors with ties to the University, alumni, faculty and staff, will be held Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. in the State Library of Louisiana, the Louisiana...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with President Barack Obama's schedule says he plans to speak to a gay rights dinner on Saturday, the eve of a march demanding equality for gays and lesbians. This...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police are investigating reports that a motorist tossed kittens from a vehicle on the Westbank Expressway. Crescent City Connection police said in a news release that they received...

The fire alarm which took place today at 1:45 p.m. in Middleton Library was a drill, said Andrena Keesee, facility manager for Middleton Library.The library performs the drill twice per year at random...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Democrats have accused GOP Sen. David Vitter of accepting campaign money illegally funneled to him by a former Mississippi congressman through a political action committee...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined a challenge to the way the death penalty is imposed in Louisiana, rejecting an appeal by a woman convicted for her role in a brutal New Year's Day...

Student Government Senate officials will consider a resolution addressing controversy about Moodle and student participation on Wednesday.Resolution No. 5 — authored by Senators Aaron Caffarel and...

A distinguished professor from the University of Florida will speak Friday in Patrick F. Taylor Hall as part of the Marketing Deparment's Distinguished Marketing Scholar Series. Richard Lutz, J.C. Penney...

The Louisiana State Police began enforcing new traffic laws developed during the 2009 legislative session on Thursday, according to a police news release. While the new laws were effective on August 15,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will focus "at the right time" on how to overturn the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military, his national security adviser said...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas gave birth to the modern oil industry, invented the handheld calculator and sent man to the moon. But can the Lone Star State cure cancer? Texas is ready to try by investing...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The University of South Florida was locked down Monday after someone reported a man with a gun and a bomb near the library, and police had one person in custody. There were no...