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La. state parks free on Saturday – 10:40 a.m.

By Associated Press
April 15, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's state park system is celebrating its 75th birthday with a gift for park patrons: free entrance for visitors on Saturday. Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, whose office...

Security for Jindal’s travels costs La. taxpayers – 3:45 p.m.

By Associated Press
April 15, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Gov. Bobby Jindal's profile in the Republican Party rises, so does the bill for Louisiana taxpayers. Widely considered a GOP presidential contender, Jindal insists he's...

Study finds increasing number of students use credit cards for education – 12:05 p.m.

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
April 15, 2009

Undergraduate students are increasingly using credit cards to pay their tuition, according to a recently released Sally Mae study. The study found students who use credit cards to pay for educational...

Career Day event today for graduate students in Mathematics – 12:50 p.m.

By Kimberly Brown
Contributing writer
April 15, 2009

The LSU Student Chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics, LSU Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics are hosting a Career Day event today for graduate students in Mathematics. According...

NBC broadcaster John Madden retires – 12:30 p.m.

By Associated Press
April 15, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — John Madden, the burly former coach who has been one of pro football's most popular broadcast analysts for three decades, is calling it quits. Madden worked for the past three seasons...

At least 15 accused of turkey hunting violations – 3:50 p.m.

By Associated Press
April 15, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents have accused at least 15 men of breaking turkey hunting rules in the season's first two weeks. Five were cited for hunting over baited...

University to host state science fair – 11:50 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
April 15, 2009

Regional science fair winners from around the state will gather in the Carl Maddox Field House from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, April 20 for the Louisiana State Science and Engineering Fair. The...

Injured Va. Tech students mark 2nd anniversary

By The Associated Press
April 15, 2009

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two years after they were wounded by a gunman who sprayed bullets through their German class at Virginia Tech, Katelyn Carney and Derek O'Dell helped the campus mark the second...

Protestors rally in New Orleans to show disapproval of van Heerden’s termination- 12 p.m.

By Joy Lukachick
Staff Writer
April 15, 2009

NEW ORLEANS - Sandy Rosenthal, director of Levees.org, stood before a crowd of about 60 New Orleans residents this morning in front of the LSU Health Science Center to lead a protest of the University's...

Chancellor Michael Martin speaks Wednesday morning at the Staff Senate meeting about budget cuts and plans to realign colleges.

Martin: Students, state ‘covenant’ must remain intact

By Ryan Buxton
Contributing Writer
April 14, 2009

University shortcomings because of budget cuts could not only hurt current students, but could also take away some prestige from degrees of University alumni, Chancellor Michael Martin said Wednesday.Martin's...

Robertson to host last Straight Talk – 11:45 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
April 14, 2009

Student Government President Colorado Robertson will host the last "Straight Talk with SG" session today in Free Speech Plaza from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Robertson and SG President-elect Stuart Watkins will...

University archeologists researching indian mounds today – 10:50 a.m.

By Leslie Presnall
April 14, 2009

University archeologists and soil scientists will team up with scientists from the Louisiana State Division of Archaeology and the University of Louisiana at Monroe to research the Indian Mounds today. The...