The new LSU beer going out on the market this fall is called “Bandit Blonde.” The purple-and-gold can from the Tin Roof Brewing Co. also features an eye patch-wearing Chinese bandit tiger on the back. The only problem is the … Continue reading
Louisiana House Speaker Jim Tucker said he plans to announce his candidacy for Louisiana secretary of state at Monday noon’s meeting of the Press Club of Baton Rouge. “I’m going to make the big announcement,” Tucker said in an interview. … Continue reading
The state First Circuit Court of Appeal on Tuesday denied former Southern University System President Ralph Slaughter’s appeal seeking more than $110,000 in unused vacation and sick leave time. The court agreed with a district court ruling that based his … Continue reading
Three companies chosen to play key roles in Louisiana’s new health care delivery system for the poor have filed lawsuits to block release of information contained in their winning proposals. The suits were filed in 19th Judicial District Court by … Continue reading
A bid to block a special meeting of Louisiana’s top school board on Wednesday over charter school allegations has failed, the president of the panel said Tuesday. The court challenge was filed by Pelican Educational Foundation, which oversees Kenilworth Science … Continue reading
Despite consumer worries in the year since the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, repeated studies show that seafood caught in the Gulf of Mexico is perfectly safe, LSU AgCenter seafood technology specialist said Monday. “We’re fighting a perception,” Lucina E. … Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Justice has signed off on maps redrawing Louisiana’s congressional and Public Service Commission election districts. The state Attorney General’s office received word late Monday via an email notice on the deadline for a decision, spokeswoman Amanda … Continue reading
LSU is back among the nation’s top “Party Schools” after a three-year hiatus from the infamous Princeton Review list. LSU checked in at 13th on the list in “The Best 376 Colleges” publication for 2012 that was released Monday by … Continue reading