Baton Rouge News

For the second day in a row, LSU coach Les Miles faced the music Tuesday. With his weekly radio show bumped up a day to accommodate the broadcast of the LSU men’s basketball team’s game against Connecticut in the NIT...

Les Miles said the past two days have been difficult for him and his football team. The LSU coach said he understands the criticism and accepts the blame for a series of gaffes that resulted in the 17th-ranked Tigers' 25-23...

Roemer made his request in a letter to state Treasurer John Kennedy, an outspoken member of the Commission on Streamlining Government, which is supposed to recommend ways to cut state spending. Kennedy said in an interview that Roemer “makes great...

California-based Primoris Services Corp. announced today it has signed a $135 million deal to acquire Baton Rouge-based James Construction Group LLC, one of the largest privately owned construction companies in the Southeast. The deal consists of $7 million in cash;...

The Mountain View-based company took the unusual step of announcing its latest product on the Labor Day holiday after it prematurely sent out a comic book drawn up to herald the new browser's arrival. The free browser, called "Chrome," is...

Nearly a year ago, the LSU women’s basketball team welcomed Middle Tennessee to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Middle Tennessee scored 79 points, more than any team would score on the Lady Tigers all season. All-American forward Alysha Clark scored...

NCAA's #1 ranked college football, the Florida Gators defeated the Louisiana State University Tigers 13-3 in Death Valley in Baton Rouge. Florida's quarterback, Tim Tebow, was cleared to play just hours before the game started because he had received a...

Last month Tangipahoa Parish Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell refused to marry a couple because they were a mixed couple. This was not the first time Bardwell had refused to perform such a ceremony; apparently Bardwell routinely refused to...