A team of researchers and students from Louisiana State University has won first prize at an international supercomputing conference for a demonstration simulating black holes. A black hole is formed when...

(AP) — The Louisiana House on Thursday voted down a proposal to allow concealed handguns on university campuses. Lawmakers voted 86-18 to reject the bill, which drew heavy opposition from university...

The University community mourned the death of Brian McCrory Doherty this week.Doherty, a 21-year-old junior and Baton Rouge native, died May 16 in New Roads in a boating accident on the False River.Doherty's...

A New Orleans based organization sent more than 4,000 petition signatures to Chancellor Michael Martin on Thursday morning in support of Ivor van Heerden.The petition by Levees.org was in response to the...

HOUSTON (AP) — As tens of millions tank up and hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, gas prices are rising fast enough to revive painful memories of the $4-a-gallon summer of 2008. Rest easy: The...

The Louisiana House of Representative passed House Bill 1, the state's budget, Wednesday with about $80 million allotted for higher education, according to a broadcast e-mail from the University's Public...

LSU football coach Les Miles says House Bill 27 - a proposal that would allow the concealed carry of firearms on college campuses - is a bad idea. "To allow firearms on campus would be to introduce an...

Rep. Ernest Wooton, R-Belle Chase, delayed action on his college concealed carry bill today, after some House members asked him to postpone the debate because of a recent school shooting in Larose on Monday. House...

The Senate Committee approved Senate Bill 136 on Tuesday. The bill would give restaurants in Louisiana more liberty with alcohol sales.Supporters for the bill were present at the conference room with shirts...

The LSU System announced Monday it will cut $24 million in spending through out the next year, largely by eliminating more than 300 jobs from the Interim LSU Public Hospital in New Orleans.The announcement...

Dalrymple Drive will undergo reconstruction beginning Tuesday, according to a University broadcast e-mail.The construction will include milling and asphalt overlay from West Lakeshore Drive to Highland...

While Chelsea's battle with the state is not through, the Baton Rouge establishment is urging Chelsea supporters to back Senate Bill 136 — giving restaurants more liberty with their alcohol sales. The...