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Crime Briefs – 09/09/09

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September 9, 2009

MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING BOOKS A 23-year-old man unaffiliated with the University was arrested Aug. 31 at about 2:30 p.m. for allegedly attempting to steal $519 worth of textbooks from...

SG Senate meeting to be held tonight – 11:00 a.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Staff Writer
September 9, 2009

The Student Government Senate will discuss Moodle maintenance, servicelearning and SG election codes tonight at its third meeting of thesemester. The Senate will meet at 6:30 p.m. on the third floor of...

Professor to found anti-smoking organization

By By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
September 9, 2009

Even though rival football fans think the University's campus smells like corn dogs, to Judith Sylvester, the campus smells like cigarettes.Sylvester, mass communication associate professor, founded the...

Is the University safe from sex offenders?

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
September 9, 2009

The computer screen doesn't have chicken pox.The dots covering the map of Baton Rouge on Family Watchdog, the popular sex offender-tracking Web site, mark the residences and workplaces of sex offenders...

Trial date set for ex-La. Citizens CEO Lisotta – 2:03 p.m.

By The Associated Press
September 8, 2009

The former chief executive at Louisiana's state-backed insurance company lost a move Tuesday to have his criminal trial moved to Jefferson Parish, as a judge ruled instead that he will stand trial next...

Tropical Storm Fred strengthens in Atlantic – 10:45 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 8, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Fred is continuing to strengthen in the eastern Atlantic, while Tropical Storm Linda is moving slowly far out over the Pacific. Fred's maximum sustained winds increased...

Nicholls State gets $170,000 in grants

By The Associated Press
September 8, 2009

THIBODAUX — Nearly $170,000 is headed for distribution among six Nicholls State University programs from the board that oversees Louisiana's higher education.The Board of Regents awarded a half-dozen...

Student have until noon Friday to vote on name for new Union lounge – 1:52 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 8, 2009

Students have until noon Friday to vote on a name for the new lounge on the first floor of the Union, according to a broadcast e-mail sent this afternoon.The LSU Student Union Board reviewed suggested...

Home health provider hires search firm to replace executives – 2:14 p.m.

By The Associated Press
September 8, 2009

Home health provider Amedisys Inc. said Tuesday it hired an executive search firm to help find replacements for its president and chief operating officer and its chief information officer, who resigned...

University invites students to participate in Distinguished Communicator Program – 12:57 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 8, 2009

Students interested in improving their communication skills were invited to participate in the University's Distinguished Communicator Program this morning.Two orientations will be held for the program...

Lafayette Representative to give GOP response to Obama speech – 2:01 p.m.

By The Associated Press
September 8, 2009

U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany of Lafayette will give the Republican rebuttal to President Barack Obama's national speech Wednesday about health care.Boustany, a retired heart surgeon, said in a statement...

Ed. Dept. says more Louisiana students reach ‘basic’ level – 2:05 p.m.

By The Associated Press
September 8, 2009

Results from standardized tests given to students in Louisiana schools this past spring and summer showed a 4 percent increase in the number of students achieving a score of "basic" or higher from 2008...