BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A legislative audit says Grambling State University has failed to address hundreds of thousands of dollars in missing or stolen property for seven years in a row. The review, released Monday by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera's office, says for the last budget year running through... more »
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - Bring-your-own-bottle clubs would have to close an hour before bars in Grambling under an ordinance to be introduced Sept. 1. The Ruston Daily Leader reports that a July 23 shooting outside the Executive Blues Lounge prompted the proposal made during the Town Council's monthly meeting last... more »
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - A vacant four-unit apartment building in Grambling was destroyed by a fire. James C. Hilton Jr., administrative assistant for Lincoln Parish Fire District No. 1, said in a Wednesday afternoon news release that the Grambling Fire Department called the Lincoln Parish Fire Department asked for help... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state Board of Ethics has dismissed charges that former Grambling Mayor Martha Andrus retaliated against three employees because they were "whistle-blowers." According to Saturday's Times, Mike Dupree, deputy general counsel for the board, said a higher standard of proof required for convicting public officials... more »
NEW ORLEANS - A First Amendment issue is brewing at Grambling State University. Grambling President Frank Pogue on July 13 issued an e-mail to students, prohibiting political expression via e-mail, said Marjorie Esman, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana. "The First Amendment exists to protect speech,... more »
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - University of Louisiana System President Randy Moffett said it's too early to tell how Wednesday's resignation by Grambling State University President Horace Judson will affect the university's ongoing accreditation process. After five years at GSU, Judson departed soon after the university had submitted reports for its... more »
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - Grambling State University president Horace Judson is resigning because of "family reasons," effective next week, the University of Louisiana System said Wednesday. Judson was hired in 2004. The UL System announcement said his tenure saw new admissions standards, higher ACT scores for incoming freshmen and creation... more »
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) - Grambling State University has gotten $1.5 million to attract more minority students to biomedical science programs. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant is for training opportunities to students majoring in biology, chemistry, physics, math or computer science. M.A. Himaya, head of the university's physics... more »