September 09, 2013

LSU Board approve ag merger
The Advocate
Some 40 years since its split, the LSU AgCenter and the university’s College of Agriculture are on the road to a consolidation.
 

Bobby Yarborough takes over as LSU board chairman
NOLA.com
Hank Danos’ term as chairman came to an end and chair-elect Robert “Bobby” Yarborough was sworn in Friday evening to begin his one-year term as LSU Board of Supervisors chairman.
 

LSU board begins reorganization efforts, approves department mergers
NOLA.com
The LSU Board of Supervisors voted Friday to eliminate its Communications department at the Shreveport campus and bundle it up into a newly named Arts and Media Department in an effort to create more cross collaboration among faculty.
 

Edwin Edwards says he’s the last La. populist
The Advocate
Calling himself Louisiana’s last great populist, former Gov. Edwin Edwards showed off his characteristic wit at LSU’s Student Union Theater on Sunday, riffing on his wife’s good looks, Gov. Bobby Jindal’s ambition and how he sometimes wishes he was still in prison.
 

Edwin Edwards grilled by Larry King on his trial, prison and family life during LSU interview
NOLA.com
Renowned interviewer Larry King made a trip to LSU to go head to head with one of Louisiana's most colorful and controversial figures: former La. Gov. Edwin Edwards.
 

LSU Gospel Choir performs, celebrates civil rights leaders and achievements
The Daily Reveille
When the LSU Gospel Choir began more than three decades ago, the University was a different place.
 

Alumnae perform to raise money for opera program
The Daily Reveille
Daniela Mack and Lisette Oropesa, professional opera singers and University alumnae, performed at the Crowne Plaza hotel Sunday as part of gala concert banquet to raise money for the University’s opera program.
 

Take Five: LSU Alumni Present 'King of Herrings'
WWNO-Radio
Looking towards the upcoming New Orleans Film Festival, actors David Jensen and Joe Chrest discuss their entry, King of Herrings.
 

Manhein's new 'Bone Remains' looks at 15 cases
Monroe News-Star
LSU Press has several new books out this week.
 

LSU Continuing Education expanding course selection for north shore Location
NOLA.com
In response to local interest, LSU Continuing Education is expanding its course selection at its north shore location.
 

Letter to the editor: Graduation really makes the difference
The Daily Reveille
Earlier this week, LSU student columnist Alix Landriault suggested in an Op-Ed piece in The Daily Reveille that LSU and its students should prioritize and take the issue of graduation very seriously.
 

Our Views: Real value in colleges
The Advocate
As parents go through the pangs of their child’s departure for college, and new freshmen wonder if their parents will ever leave the dorm room, life begins at campuses across America.