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Seeing the light

Seeing the light

Anyone who drives Baton Rouge after dark knows the feeling: a car in the oncoming lane—sedan, SUV, doesn't matter—washes your windshield in cold white light, and you squint until it passes, saying a silent prayer that nothing crosses your path until some semblance of vision is

LSU joins the billion-dollar club

LSU joins the billion-dollar club

The university's foundation surpassed $1 billion for the first time, a reason to celebrate. But it's far behind most other SEC schools.

Going big on the bluffs

Going big on the bluffs

A building boom at Southern will make room for more academics, more students.

When can we stop talking about Cyclospora?

When can we stop talking about Cyclospora?

You would think modern science could have vanquished the nasty parasite by now, along with public discussions of unmentionable things that happen in bathrooms. Not yet. The cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce from central Mexico has caused more than 6,700 illnesses and 11,500 additional suspected infections

Hot shot

Hot shot

Scientists just got their best look at the sun’s surface and revealed that it was hiding serious Van Gogh energy. Astronomers released photos yesterday that were snapped by the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Maui. The images were taken while technicians were fine-tuning

The invention that birthed McMansions

The invention that birthed McMansions

Give thanks to the gang-nail plate.

Where the dancing horses went

Where the dancing horses went

For two decades from 1927, children in Baton Rouge’s City Park paid a nickel to ride hand-carved horses beneath a pagoda roof. A brass organ wheezed; riders reached for a brass ring to try and win a free ride. Then the carousel vanished. Its 54 horses had traveled