President Barack Obama nominated federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland on Wednesday to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia, who died on Feb. 13.
Garland is the chief judge...
The scope and flavors of legislation up for consideration in the 2016 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature would put a Golden Corral to shame -- fantasy football, “blaze pink” hunting...
Voter Ideologies
The votes of an angry electorate voicing support for the anti-establishment go toward candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, mass communication and political science professor...
Media consumers may have more access to information than ever, but they still need to check the facts.
The Manship School of Mass Communication hosted “Just the Facts,” a panel with local and...
The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee Sunday approved and sent to the full chamber for consideration a House-approved one-cent increase in the Louisiana’s sales tax, but not before replacing...
According to the 2016 report released by Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), measuring which states’ young voters have the most significant impact on election...
After getting advice from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, a Louisiana lawmaker says he is considering dropping his proposal to allow monkeys to be used as service animals for people...
The House Appropriations Committee passed and sent to the full chamber Monday proposed legislation to reduce the money spent on state contracts — an area often mentioned during tough...
Although all TOPS payments for this semester have been resumed, with the state reimbursing 80% of the losses from the time funding was suspended and the university absorbing the rest, we can all agree...
While some higher education leaders are confident the “best-case scenario” $70 million cuts presented by Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne will be lessened, LSU President F. King...
Thursday night, students from the University and surrounding colleges gathered to honor Black History Month by performing their interpretations of the theme “Reliving the Truth” at Sankofa,...
He’s a winner, the other candidates are losers and “this country is a mess.”
All that according to presidential candidate Donald Trump, who graced the Capital City with his hyperbolic...
