Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped plans to request federal stimulus money to build a rail system between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, according to reports by The Times Picayune. Chester Wilmot, civil engineering...

The School of Medicine at the Health Sciences Center New Orleans' 2009 freshman class is the largest in history with 201 incoming freshmen. The Health Sciences Center has experienced an overall growth...

LSU AgCenter experts warn Louisiana property owners should be wary for the laurel wilt disease of red bay and sassafras tress, according to an AgCenter news release. Laurel wilt is caused by a fungus,...

As the number of students with reported cases of Type A influenza increases, the University has made a firm policy for dealing with sick students. The University has advised students with the flu to make...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools should be ready with hard-copy packets and online lessons to keep learning going even if swine flu sickens large numbers of students, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan...

An advisory group for a state commission looking for ways to cut costs in state government is suggesting all higher education systems in Louisiana should fall under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents,...

Student Health Center officials say they are still seeing many students with flu symptoms and have diagnosed at least a dozen students with Type A influenza since the start of school. Julie Hupperich,...

NEW YORK (AP) — It became a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Now a massive steel column has been returned to ground zero as a symbol of rebirth. After more than seven years...

It was a race to the finish for dealers and customers alike as the government's Cash for Clunkers program headed into its final lap on Monday. Over the weekend, car dealers across the country watched their...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than two dozen Tulane football players are back at practice after coming down with mild flu-like symptoms last week. School spokesman Roger Dunaway said Monday that the 27...

(AP) — The Jindal administration won't be asking to keep the Louisiana Recovery Authority around any longer than its expiration date of July 2010. LRA Executive Director Paul Rainwater says Gov....

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide and a combination of drugs was the cause, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press, a finding...