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Purple Playlist: Feb. 4, 2015

February 5, 2015

2.4 from Purple // 91.1 KLSU on 8tracks Radio. Flight Time - Donald Byrd James Brown Medley (I Made A Mistake/Lowdown Popcorn) - The Apollo Commanders Your Heart Must Be Made Of Stone - Little Junior...

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‘Empire’ – 1.05 – Dangerous Bonds – Recap

By Aggi Ashagre February 4, 2015

The purpose of this recap is to break down the key moments from each episode without wasting time on unnecessary filler storylines. Ready? Let's jump in. "Takeem" may burn out before it gets too hot We...

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Purple Playlist: Jan. 28, 2015

February 1, 2015

1.28.15 from Purple // 91.1 KLSU on 8tracks Radio.   Soul Power (Pt 1 &2) - T.J. Kirk  Getting Uptown (To Get Down) - United 8  I Bet You - Funkadelic  Hard Times - Baby Huey  (For...

Governor Bobby Jindal talks during Pro-Life Rally on Jan. 24, 2015, on LSU's campus.

Deficit-closing plan from Gov. Jindal delayed until Feb. 20

By AP January 29, 2015

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has pushed back to mid-February the release of its proposal to close a $103 million budget deficit. Jindal administration spokeswoman Meghan...

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‘Empire’ – 1.04 – “False Imposition” – Recap

By Aggi Ashagre January 28, 2015

The purpose of this recap is to break down the key moments from each episode without wasting time on unnecessary filler storylines. Ready? Let's jump in. 1. Cookie moves up Lucious finally gave Cookie...

Student Government continues talks of potentially banning all tobacco on campus. In a poll, approximately 60% of students voted not in favor of the ban.

New Orleans smoking ban prompts debate in Baton Rouge

By Associated Press January 28, 2015

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Less than a week after New Orleans passed a law to ban smoking in bars and casinos, some Baton Rouge medical professionals and local leaders are pushing the capital city to...

LSU Mass Communications senior Rachel Weaver landed a voice over job for the Louisiana Economic Development branch with their Fast Track LED program lending her voice to voice over company training videos.

La. jobless rate rises even as job totals hit record highs

By Jeff Amy, The Associated Press January 27, 2015

Louisiana's economy keeps creating jobs, but it can't keep up with the state's growing workforce. The state's unemployment rate rose in December for the eighth straight month, to 6.7 percent from 6.5 percent...

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2012 file photo, a Facebook worker waits for friends to arrive outside of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook and Apple, long known for cushy perks such as free meals, laundry service and massages, are among some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies now eyeing reproductive expenses as the next batch of benefits to offer to their employees. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Facebook suffers widespread outage affecting users in United States, Asia

January 27, 2015

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Facebook suffers widespread outage affecting users in United States, Asia.  Facebook's Instagram service says it is aware of outage and is working on a fix. Copyright...

Louisiana Police Departments Gearing up for Trouble?

State, feds looking into ATM skimmers along I-10

By Russell Jones, WBRZ.com January 26, 2015

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police confirmed Monday authorities are looking into a major ATM compromise along the I-10 corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.  According to Louisiana State...

David Oyelowo, as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., discusses a scene with director Ava DuVernay on the set of "Selma." 
 

‘Selma’s’ Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo Teaming on Hurricane Katrina Movie

By Dave McNary, Variety January 26, 2015

Golden Globe-nominated director Ava DuVernay will team up with actor David Oyelowo for an upcoming film about Hurricane Katrina. The film will reportedly follow "a love story and murder mystery during...

FILE - In this March 31, 2014 file photo, actress Emma Watson arrives for the UK Premiere of Noah in London. Watson will play Belle in Disney’s live-action remake of “Beauty of the Beast.” The Walt Disney Co. announced the casting of the “Harry Potter” star Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, setting the prettier half of the romance at the center of the fairy tale. Disney said production will begin later this year. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File)

Emma Watson set to star in live-action ‘Beauty and the Beast’

By Aggi Ashagre January 26, 2015

Actress Emma Watson will portray the classic Disney character, Belle, in a new live-action film Disney announced Monday. The "Harry Potter" star took the time to gush about the news on her official Facebook...

Attendees partcipated and enjoyed The Response on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

What people are saying about #TheResponse

By Aggi Ashagre January 24, 2015

The Response prayer rally, featuring keynote speaker Gov. Bobby Jindal, brought both prayer and protest to the LSU campus on January 24.  Supporters and protesters lit social media afire with...