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• LSU names dean of human sciences, education

  May 12, 2013 10:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Damon Andrew has been hired as dean of LSU's College of Human Sciences and Education. He had been serving as professor and dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Troy University in Alabama. He will join LSU on July 1. Andrew succeeds Laura Lindsay,... more »

• SU's "Human Jukebox" headed to the Super Bowl

  January 4, 2013 2:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Southern University Marching Band is headed back to the Super Bowl. The band, nicknamed the "Human Jukebox," will perform in New Orleans during pre-game activities of Super Bowl XLVII being held Feb. 3 in the Mercedes Benz Superdome. This will mark the fourth Super... more »

• Hunters find human skull in woods

  October 29, 2012 11:41 AM

  ST. AMANT - Sheriff's deputies confirmed today they're investigating a skull found in Ascension Parish this weekend. Major Kevin Hanna said two men found the skull, which appeared to be human, while they were hunting near Hwy. 429 and 22 east of St. Amant. Hanna said deputies are... more »

• Canadian girls, 15, face human trafficking charges

  June 12, 2012 3:25 PM

  OTTAWA, Ontario - Ottowa police have charged two 15-year-old girls with human trafficking for allegedly luring other teenage girls into prostitution. Staff Sgt. John McGetrick called the case shocking Tuesday and said police have never seen anything like it before. Police allege that on three separate occasions, the teenagers lured... more »

• Human and humanoid robot shake hands in space 1st

  February 15, 2012 1:18 PM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts and robots have united in space with a healthy handshake. The commander of the International Space Station, Daniel Burbank, shook hands Wednesday with Robonaut. It's the first handshake ever between a human and a humanoid in space. NASA's Robonaut was launched aboard space shuttle Discovery... more »

• Remains found in orchard

  January 2, 2012 2:20 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. - The Caddo Parish coroner says remains found in a pecan orchard are human. Coroner Dr. Todd Thoma tells WSLA-TV that the human bones are scattered around the orchard off Louisiana Highway 1 and may have been there for several years. Sheriff's deputies were called to the field... more »

• Bones found at BR construction site

  February 7, 2011 11:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A set of bones found at a Baton Rouge construction site this morning could belong to a human and have been there for more than 50 years, according to investigators. Cpl. L’Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said crews were tearing down a building at 5th and... more »

• LSU FACES lab identifying remains of young girl

  October 15, 2010 3:48 PM

  Members of the LSU FACES lab are working to identify the remains of a young girl found in Catahoula Parish, according to the school's newspaper. The Daily Reveille reported law enforcement called the school last Friday about a human skull a hunter found in the woods near Harrisonburg. A team... more »

• Two new confirmed cases of West Nile Virus in La.

  September 24, 2010 5:49 PM

  There are two new human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year’s total to 25, according to The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. The cases come from Iberia and St. Tammany Parishes and are reported in DHH’s weekly Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Summary, which can be found in the... more »

• Judge rules no rights violation in bridge blockade

  September 21, 2010 6:06 PM

  U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon has ruled in favor of the police in the lawsuit alleging constitutional rights violations on the part of the Jefferson Parish police in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. WWL-TV reported Tuesday that Lemmon dismissed most of the claims against Gretna Police Chief Arthur... more »

• Fourth case of West Nile virus confirmed in Ascension Parish

  August 12, 2010 8:06 AM

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed a fourth human case of West Nile Virus in Ascension Parish. Ascension Parish Mosquito Control Director David Matassa said recent mosquito samples collected from around the parish tested positive for West Nile Virus. Of the three earlier cases, two were... more »

• Human remains found, identified

  June 29, 2010 6:07 PM

  Human remains found over the weekend were identified as a man from Baton Rouge. The skull of 33-year-old George Erik Rockett was found by a man mowing his yard. Sheriff's detectives recovered the rest of the remains nearby in a wooded area off Jefferson Highway. A friend of... more »

• Human remains found in Baton Rouge

  June 28, 2010 5:33 AM

  East Baton Rouge Parish deputies say a man mowing his lawn found what they believe is a human skull. It happened around 4:45 p.m. Sunday at 13700 Jefferson Highway. Deputies located the rest of the remains, and the LSU Faces lab is working to determine the cause of death and... more »

• Report says doctors helped refine harsh methods

  June 7, 2010 7:08 AM

  The government is denying a medical group accusation that human research was done on terrorism detainees to refine waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques. The allegation was made by a group known as Physicians for Human Rights, which charged that the research was done under the guise of safeguarding detainees'... more »

• Human skull found in Beauregard Parish

  April 23, 2010 7:02 AM

  Workers clearing land for a new subdivision found a human skull in a wooded area southeast of DeRidder. Authorities say a skull and a section of one finger were found on the ground and may have been exposed to the elements for at least 10 to 15 years. Authorities are... more »

• Human remains found in Livingston Parish

  November 4, 2009 2:23 PM

  It was a deadly discovery for some hunters over the weekend in Livingston Parish. Human skeletal remains were found Saturday afternoon in the 16000 block of Highway 42 in French Settlement. Hunters say they were looking for signs of deer when they came across the remains. Investigators say... more »