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4/27/2013

LSU Running Back Arrested

Posted 4:00 PM 4/27/2013 by katc

LSU running back Jeremy Hill has been arrested in connection with an incident outside a bar near campus. LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette says coach Les Miles is aware of the arrest, though it is not known what Hill has been charged with. Miles at the NFL draft in New York on Saturday (More)...

4/26/2013

Weekly jobless insurance claims drop by 1

Posted 6:36 PM 4/26/2013 by AP

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending April 20, decreased slightly from the previous week's total. The state labor department figures released Friday show the initial claims dropped to 2,619 from the previous week's total (More)...

Lawmakers: LSU deals keep information from public; Lafayette's UMC included

Security evident as Jazz Fest opens

Jindal administration outlines Medicaid contract problems

LSU not releasing presidential candidates' names

4/25/2013

Senators reject caps on free tuition through TOPS

Posted 6:41 PM 4/25/2013 by AP

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - An attempt to control the costs of Louisiana's free college tuition program known as TOPS, by establishing a cap on awards, was resoundingly rejected by the Senate Education Committee. Legislation to place limits on the popular free tuition program are killed (More)...