Daily Reveille
Feds: Relief drilling needed to kill BP's well - 3:41 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP's blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is not yet plugged for good, and work on what's been touted as the permanent solution will need to continue, the federal government said Friday. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, t...
Former LSU linebacker Ali Highsmith released by Chargers - 3:35 p.m.
Former LSU linebacker Ali Highsmith has been released by the San Diego Chargers, according to a report by the National Football Post. Highsmith was recently put on waivers by the Arizona Cardinals and claimed by the Chargers on Aug. 5. The Cardinals sign...
Obama to mark Katrina anniversary in New Orleans - 12:55 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans on Aug. 29. The White House says Obama will speak at Xavier University. Other administration officials who have worked on Katrina recovery ...
Conditions improve for two survivors of plane crash with Sean O'Keefe on board - 4:56 p.m.
Former LSU Chancellor still listed in critical condition
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Conditions have improved for two survivors of the Alaska plane crash that former LSU Chancellor Sean O’Keefe survived but killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others. Kevin O'Keefe and Jim Morhard, among four survivors i...
Baseball: Matulis, Mormann transfer; Rittiner undergoes Tommy John surgery - 7:52 p.m.
Junior pitcher Chris Matulis and senior pitcher Mitch Mormann are transferring from LSU, according to LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri. Matulis has left for Central Florida to play for Terry Rooney, who recruited Matulis to Baton Rouge when he was an ass...
Men's basketball: Spencer dismissed from team - 7:38 p.m.
The LSU men's basketball team will be without two crucial pieces this coming season, coach Trent Johnson announced Wednesday. Bo Spencer, who was suspended from the team at the end of the spring semester, has been dismissed from school and the program fo...
Tropical depression weakens in Gulf, may dissipate - 3:25 p.m.
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico is losing steam as it moves toward the site of the oil spill off Louisiana's coast. The depression's maximum sustained winds were near 30 mph (45 kph) Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center...
Hornets send Collison to Pacers, get Ariza from Rockets in four-team trade - 3:24 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have acquired point guard Darren Collison and forward James Posey from New Orleans in a four-way trade that also includes New Jersey and Houston. The Pacers also announced Wednesday they have dealt Troy Murphy...
Details emerge about plane crash with O'Keefe, Stevens on board - 10:44 a.m.
DILLINGHAM, Alaska (AP) — Former Sen. Ted Stevens lay dead in the mangled fuselage of the plane. A 13-year-old boy escaped death but watched his father die a few feet away. Medical workers spent the miserable night tending to survivors' broken bones...
Tropical depression halts drilling at Gulf well - 10:32 a.m.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drilling the final feet of a relief well intended to permanently plug the busted BP oil well deep below the Gulf of Mexico will have to wait two to three days as a tropical depression bears down on the site. BP and Coast Guard of...
Former Chancellor O'Keefe survives Alaskan plane crash
Former Sen. Stevens dies in crash
Former University Chancellor Sean O’Keefe and his son Kevin survived a plane crash that killed former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-AK, and four others near Dillingham, AK, on Monday night. O’Keefe and Stevens were among nine passengers on a singl...
Football: New defenders seek to add depth, get playing time
Editor’s note: This story is the last in a series on incoming football players’ impacts on the team. LSU’s 2008 recruiting class has produced a few pleasant surprises for the LSU coaching staff — once again proving stars don&rsq...
Jones returns to New Orleans
Former LSU star Chad Jones celebrated a long-awaited homecoming Tuesday as he was released from a New York hospital and traveled home to the Big Easy from the Big Apple. Jones left the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan to return to New Orleans ...
Nation and World: 7-29-2010
Third most-wanted Nazi suspect charged in Germany BERLIN (AP) — The world's third most-wanted Nazi suspect, who lived undisturbed for decades after World War II, has been charged in Germany with participating in the murder of 430,000 Jews while s...
Four SEC schools under investigation for players’ improper dealings with agents
Four schools in the Southeastern Conference have come under fire lately for improper dealings with agents. Players from Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia are all under NCAA investigation. Alabama defensive lineman Marcell Dareus, South C...
Youths' Internet use likely to last
Social networking websites have become an ingrained part of the college experience, and the millennial generation is likely to keep up its habit of sharing personal information online as young people grow older, according to a new study. In a July stud...
Reveille Ranks 7/29
Veronica Falls, Beachy Head No Pain in Pop With summer reaching its inevitable end, the perfect beachy jam can serve as a nostalgic reminder of the warm nights and sunny days we will soon leave behind. Enter London-based pop group Veronica Falls, whose ...
Football: Cornerback Jalen Collins commits for 2011 - 1:28 p.m.
LSU received its 14th 2011 commitment Tuesday when cornerback Jalen Collins from Olive Branch High School in Mississippi pledged to the Tigers. The 6-foot-2-inch, 166-pound cornerback impressed LSU coaches at the Tigers' camp last week. Collins is trans...
Football: Chad Jones returning to New Orleans
Former LSU safety and pitcher Chad Jones has been released from the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan and is heading home to New Orleans today, according to a New York Giants press release. The New Orleans native has undergone many surgical proce...
Saints quarterback releases book, launches tour
Drew Brees sees large crowd Sun. at Borders
As if Drew Brees wasn’t popular enough, the Saints quarterback has added to his “Breesus” persona by publishing his life in a book. Saints fans from around Baton Rouge gathered at Borders bookstore Sunday to get their own copies of &l...
