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Obama takes control of debate

By The Associated Press
September 1, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will deliver a major prime-time health care address to Congress next week, opening an urgent autumn push to gain control of the debate that has been slipping...

College of Music & Dramatic Arts to celebrate new building’s completion – 11:40 a.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 1, 2009

The University will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sunday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. to celebrate the recently renovated College of Music & Dramatic Arts Building.The renovations — which took nearly...

Jindal budget chief: Too many government cars – 10:40 a.m.

By Associated Press
September 1, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget officer says state agencies have too many cars. Commissioner of Administration Angele Davis says she's put a freeze on buying more. Davis told...

LSU begins partnership with Chinese university – 11:20 a.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 1, 2009

LSU recently finalized plans to give some graduate students the opportunity to earn dual degrees from LSU and the Institute of Physics in Beijing. "The program will give students the international experience...

Sandra Bullock buys house in New Orleans – 12:20 p.m.

By Associated Press
September 1, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actress Sandra Bullock has purchased a historic mansion with scrolling ironwork in the Garden District of New Orleans — a section of the city bordered by the St. Charles...

Metro Council to vote on Alive bond – 12 p.m.

By Lindsey Meaux
Senior Staff Writer
September 1, 2009

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council will vote on the $900 million bond — $225 million which would fund Alive — at its meeting today at 4 p.m. Alive is a proposed plan for...

School of Architecture studies condition of campus buildings – 11:30 a.m.

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
September 1, 2009

With the help of a $180,000 campus heritage grant from the Getty Foundation, the University's School of Architecture did extensive research to develop a historic preservation plan for on-campus structures. The...

Business College implements entrepreneurship program

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 1, 2009

To see Kyle Bove explain his story on Reporter Trax, click here.Select University students may soon have more in common with Todd Graves than just having dined at one of his Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers...

Low-profile summer strengthens Jindal’s position

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
September 1, 2009

It's been a quiet summer for Gov. Bobby Jindal on the national stage, and at least one political observer says that's a blessing for Jindal.The summer was not kind to several national Republicans, most...

Pastor: Jindal should reimburse for church trips – 1:40 p.m.

By Associated Press
September 1, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Monroe pastor who heads a national interfaith organization says Gov. Bobby Jindal should pay his own way, rather than use taxpayer dollars when he travels to church services...

La. ranks high in oil reliance

Louisiana is ranked in the top 10 states most vulnerable to gas price hikes for the third straight year, according to a study released Aug. 11 by the Natural Resources Defense Council.The study ranked...

Chats with the Chancellor to be held today – 11:30 a.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Staff Writer
September 1, 2009

Chancellor Mike Martin will field questions from the student body today from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Free Speech Alley in the first Chat with the Chancellor of the semester. Students are encouraged...