Business Calendar: Grand Opening (The Shreveport Times)

7 September 2008, 12:09 am

When: 2-5 p.m. Sept. 7.... read more

Washington Sunday News Briefs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

6 September 2008, 9:42 pm

Cal U homecoming parade: Pageant winners, high school and middle school marching bands, performers and organizations are invited to take part in the homecoming parade Oct. 11 ...... read more

Morris: Trend of paying for games is escalating (The State)

6 September 2008, 9:15 pm

College football’s guarantee games have evolved into a fascinating high-stakes roulette that includes payouts, buyouts, two-for-one deals, three-for-one deals and even-money splits. If poker can be a television sport, can the game played in back rooms across the country between athletics directors... read more

Community briefly: Astronomy group plans free star party (The Shreveport Times)

6 September 2008, 12:00 am

The Shreveport-Bossier Astronomical Society will have the first of three free fall public star parties from 8 to 11 p.m. today at the Ralph A. Worley Observatory, eight miles south of LSU-Shreveport.... read more

Louisiana Primary Blown Back to Oct. 4 by Hurricane's Aftermath (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)

5 September 2008, 12:51 pm

Louisiana officials have postponed Saturday's scheduled primary elections until Oct. 4, as the state struggles to recover from the damage and power outages caused earlier this week by the landfall of Hurricane Gustav along the state's south-central coast.... read more

Marshall, Huntington coaches share history (The Marshall News Messenger)

4 September 2008, 8:58 pm

It was the mid-1990s and Thedrick Harris was in his prime years as an All-Big West defensive lineman at Louisiana Tech.... read more