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Search on for escaped Angola inmate – 2:20 p.m.

By Associated Press
September 10, 2009

ANGOLA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana State Penitentiary chase team is following a trail in the Tunica Hills Thursday for an inmate believed to have escaped from his assigned job of picking up litter on...

LSUHSC receives $220,000 grant from Patrick F. Taylor Foundation – 12:40 p.m.

The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation awarded a $220,000 grant to The Department of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine. The grant will fund two medical research programs for...

Coastal Sustainability Studio to study solution for the Gulf Coast – 12:50 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 10, 2009

A group of scholars at the University are studying issues related to sustainability along the Gulf Coast in an effort called the Coastal Sustainability Studio, according to a University news release. Funded...

Ph.D. student to attend international conference – 12:30 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 10, 2009

A University Ph.D. student in the Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences was selected as part of a 40 student group to attend the International Conference on Information Systems 2009 Doctoral...

Stickers to promote clean chant

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
September 10, 2009

Tiger football returns to Death Valley this Saturday, bringing with it the ongoing controversy over the "Oh-Wee-Oh" chant.Student Government will distribute stickers reading "Oh-Wee-Oh Tigers" outside...

Jindal creates panel to publicize census – 12:20 p.m.

By Associated Press
September 10, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has created a panel to publicize the importance of the 2010 census to Louisiana. The Louisiana Complete Count Committee will be overseen by Secretary of...

SG to host first Straight Talk of semester – 10:45 a.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Staff Writer
September 9, 2009

Members of Student Government will host the first "Straight Talk" ofthe semester from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Free Speech Alley today. SG President Stuart Watkins, members of the executive staff and...

Tiger Band to be inducted into Hall of Fame – 11:15 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 9, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana State University Tiger Band is set to be inducted this weekend into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame — the only college marching band to receive such an honor. The...

Sushi booths to appear in Death Valley this season

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 9, 2009

Tiger fans will be saying "Hello" to a new kind of concessions this football season — sushi. Local Japanese restaurant Hello Sushi will open three booths inside Tiger Stadium this fall, offering...

Sotomayor takes her place on high court bench – 11:20 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 9, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor has taken her seat at the Supreme Court in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. The ceremony Tuesday...

SG to pass out “Oh Wee Oh Tigers” stickers Saturday – 10:50 a.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Staff Writer
September 9, 2009

Student Government plans to distribute stickers reading "Oh Wee OhTigers" during the first LSU home game Saturday. SG Director of Athletics Melissa Hart said the stickers are meant to curbstudents' profane...

Baton Rouge traffic ranked 36th worst in nation

By Lindsey Meaux
Senior Staff Writer
September 9, 2009

Baton Rouge has gained notoriety for its food, football and — in recent years — traffic.During the course of the first half of 2009, Baton Rouge moved on the congestion rank to No. 36 in a...