Sixteen faculty members at the University currently hold CAREER grants from the National Science Foundation, the foundation's most prestigious award for junior faculty, according to a University news release. "CAREER...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — More than 2,000 temporary Census Bureau employees have hit the streets and back roads of Louisiana to kick off the 2010 census by verifying and updating residential addresses. Jeff...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most people say they plan to use this year's tax refund to pay bills, deciding in this sour economy to be more frugal with their annual windfall. Fifty-four percent of those receiving...

A partnership has been worked out between the LSU Louisiana Business & Technology Center and the School of Art to develop logos, Web sites and market plans for starting-out businesses, according to...

A typical college semester in Louisiana can include Mardi Gras parades, music festivals and hurricane evacuations. But University students are blaming their inability to focus on school on a less-expected...

To help incoming mass communication students better adjust to college life, the Manship School of Mass Communication and Residential Life are planning to create a mass communication residential college. The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama twice authorized the military to rescue a U.S. captain who was being held by Somali pirates and whose life appeared to be at risk, administration officials...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali pirates on Monday vowed to retaliate for the deaths of three colleagues who were shot dead by U.S. Navy snipers hours before in a daring nighttime assault that freed...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Navy snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three Somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an American sea captain in a surprise nighttime assault in choppy seas Easter...

The E.J. Ourso College of Business will host an alumni party in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, April 30. "We are hoping to see as many of our alumni in Dallas/Fort Worth as possible," E. J. Ourso College Dean...

A recent study shows the large budget cuts expected for higher education next year will do more than just damage the University - they'll negatively impact the entire city of Baton Rouge.Economics professor...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal said he has a book deal with a conservative publishing house, with a co-author for "a lot of the heavy lifting." The move is likely to refuel speculation...