LSU's flagship campus has surpassed $600 million in annual research activity, an 11% growth over the previous year. Chancellor Jim Dalton says the research is happening across the board. "Think about research dollars in the STEM field: That can be engineering, biomedical sciences. We do a lot in agriculture, as I ...

Louisiana will use more than $1 billion in federal money over the next five years to improve health care in rural areas through the Rural Tech Catalyst Fund. Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Evelyn Griffin says rural healthcare providers are doing great work with limited resources, but this initiative will provide them wi...

A new series of studies led by a professor at LSU shows that the impact of infertility follows those who experience it to their jobs. Michael Johnson with LSU's E.J. Ourso College of Business, says those who experience infertility can question their overall worth and view of themselves, and that can spill into the work...

Governor Jeff Landry signed a bill today that expands a program that provides grant dollars for homeowners to pay for a fortified roof on their home. Landry says this is important legislation because fortified roofs can limit storm damage. "We have consistently said that stronger roofs equal lower rates. And so, t...

The ability for two-term governors to make another run for the state's top job after sitting out four years is now in the hands of the voters. Chalmette Representative Michael Bayham's constitutional amendment limiting governors to two lifetime terms has passed both houses by the requisite two-thirds majority and will ...