When LSU biology senior Steven Rougeou says he races karts, he’s not referring to the Mario variety. Rougeou is a professional kart driver, and he’s just one person in a self-acknowledged “gear-head” minority at LSU that combines a passion for driving and engineering to create and race vehicles with average speeds of 120 mph. [...]
Madeline was overcome with rapture the moment she snorted a line from the gram of cocaine a friend bought for her sixteenth birthday. The instant elation she experienced that early spring evening in a Washington Starbucks bathroom was only the beginning of what would become a slew of addictions, each leading down a life-threatening path [...]
This bounty-hunting couple hunts down criminals who skip bail.
I am with a team of seven paranormal investigators from Louisiana Spirits, a group comprised of more than 20 people across the state who investigate claims of paranormal activity. We are investigating Tyrone Plantation in Alexandria.
Legacy writers straddle a pole, dangle in silk and scale a rock wall … so you don’t have to. Indoor Rock Climbing: What: Indoor rock climbing is a great total body workout. It helps increase strength, coordination, endurance and balance. It is a great way to burn calories, build problem-solving skills and socialize. Where: UREC, [...]
See what J Hudson wants to change … Tune into Tiger TV at 7 pm on Thursday (Feb. 17) and catch “Your Source.” The program will include a half-hour special about LSU Budget Cuts, followed immediately by J Hudson’s “State of the University” Town Hall. Join us Thursday night in the Holiday Forum, or catch [...]
A 54-year-old man rolls around on the red bricks in front of the glass of Mike the Tiger’s habitat. He ignores the smudges that appear on his khaki slacks from the water leaking out of Mike’s pond. Mike VI, the Bengal-Siberian mix that resides on LSU’s campus, watches from atop a rock near his pool. [...]
It’s a typical summer Friday in South Louisiana — the kind of day where you can bottle the air and drink it through a straw — and in an open barn off a derelict highway in Covington, I was just bitten by an alligator. This alligator — along with 1,500 others — resides on Insta-Gator [...]
Films like “Animal House” portray college life as a perpetual party filled with sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Students making similar lifestyle choices as John “Bluto” Blutarsky play a balancing act between having fun and endangering their health, even if they abide by the law. “Have you ever done salvia? It’s like a three [...]
Josh Dear is like any other collegiate weightlifter. He practices beside his teammates. He tries to eat healthy and take care of his body. With his hands caked in white chalk and surrounded by coaches and comrades, he grips the coarse bar and squats up to 470 pounds. Josh Dear is like any other collegiate [...]
