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Higher ed. delivered from 2013 budget cuts

State layoffs make up for shortfall

Gov. Bobby Jindal's $25.5 billion executive budget released Thursday leaves Louisiana's higher education seemingly unscathed from further cuts, while job layoffs and privatization of public institutions lead Jindal's efforts to make up for a nearly $900 million budget shortfall. Full story

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Women's Basketball: Barrett powers LSU down the stretch

Lady Tigers to face ’Bama on Sunday

Senior forward LaSondra Barrett delivered a clutch performance in the waning moments of LSU's 53-49 win against Mississippi State on Thursday night, propelling LSU to its second consecutive conference victory. "We knew this was going to be a battle," said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. Full story

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Jefferson and Scott plead not guilty to separate charges

Two former LSU players pleaded innocent to separate crimes Thursday. Former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor simple battery stemming from an incident outside Shady's Bar on Aug. 19, 2011. Jefferson did not attend the arraignment hearing, but his attorney, Lance Unglesby, entered the plea. Full story

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Basketball: 3-pointer reaches 25 seasons in NCAA basketball

Try to imagine March Madness without a 3-pointer swishing through the net. Picture the PMAC floor without its signature arc. There would be no Bryce Drew. Mario Chalmers' game-tying shot to send the 2008 national championship into overtime would have been meaningless. Full story

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Two-man team catches live animals in University buildings

For Facility Services employees David Perault and Jeremy Bernard, "Sportsman's Paradise" isn't just the state motto, it's their job description. Perault and Bernard, who comprise the two-man animal control division of Facility Services, have been using their experience hunting and fishing to capture live animals that have nosed their way into campus buildings. Full story

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Death row inmate sells art for profit

After Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate Derrick Todd Lee released artwork and a personal letter for sale on a "murderabilia" website, officials at the prison are questioning whether Lee violated penitentiary rules by seeking profit for his work. Lee was linked to the deaths of seven women in Louisiana and convicted of murder on Oct. Full story


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Men's Basketball: LSU seeks revenge against Alabama

The season had a different feel when LSU and Alabama first met Jan. 11. LSU had won eight of its previous nine games, and talks of an NCAA tournament berth were brewing as the Tigers entered Southeastern Conference play. But LSU lost, 69-53, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Full story

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Talkdemonic to play Spanish Moon

Portland-based progressive instrumental band Talkdemonic is more familiar with Baton Rouge than some might realize. The duo, who will play at the Spanish Moon on Saturday at 9 p.m., played another gig at the same venue in 2008 during a previous tour. Full story

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Scum of the Girth:Welfare common, Louisiana primary recipient

Let me be the first to inform all the Louisiana citizens out there — you're all on welfare. I'm not talking about formal welfare. Obviously not all of you are on TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), but Louisiana as a state is at the mercy of Washington. Full story

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Another Tibetan sets himself on fire to protest Chinese government

BEIJING (AP) — Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest government policies while thousands marched in another part of China to show support for their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a report said. The London-based International Campaign for Tibet and Free Tibet groups said the Tibetan who set himself on fire on Wednesday in Sichuan province's Aba prefecture was a 19-year-old former monk from the local Kirti monastery, which has been the scene of protests over recent months. Full story