NEW YORK (AP) — April was Wall Street's best month in nine years — offering some of the most powerful evidence yet that maybe, just maybe, the economy is about to begin a turnaround. The Standard...

More organizations and officials have joined the protest against the University for eliminating Ivor van Heerden's position at the Hurricane Center, and one New Orleans-based organization thinks its efforts...

Many students are beginning to feel the pressure as finals approach, but instead of studying early, some students still regress to old habits of procrastination and cramming. "I usually wait to study until...

Bike riding students will have something to look forward this summer when a Fixit bike station and additional bike racks are installed this summer. The Fixit bike station will be installed in front of...

YouTube is a popular Web site for posting videos from parties, sporting events and random drunken, 2 a.m. conversations. But it can also be used for education.  YouTube EDU is a YouTube service allowing...

Between the colliding bodies grinding up the turf and blood-stained, white knuckles gripping the ball, the Baton Rouge Tigers show true toughness on the field. They show real men don't just play football,...

A prominent LSU athletics booster indicted in a nationwide steroid distribution ring has loose ties to the LSU baseball program, though those associated with the team deny knowing the donor.Jodi C. Silvio,...

DETROIT (AP) — After months of living on government loans, Chrysler finally succumbed to bankruptcy Thursday, pinning its future on a top-to-bottom reorganization and plans to build cleaner cars...

The LSU AgCenter's Orleans Parish chairwoman Bertina McGhee has worked for the last 10 years to gain the support of the city of New Orleans, and now her efforts have finally paid off.The New Orleans city...

A former law professor at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center has become a controversial figure for his role in drafting legal documents authorizing the Bush administration's use of harsh interrogation techniques...

On the day the popular video game Halo 3 was released, Adam Ducoing and his friends spent the entire day glued to the television screen. While being $50 poorer and falling behind on a few school assignments...

Highland Road between Lee Drive and LSU Avenue is closed for emergency repairs and won't reopen until Friday evening at the earliest, according to a broadcast e-mail. "City-parish officials have informed...