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Dream Girl

If the wings aren't enough to lure customers to Hooters of Baton Rouge, perhaps a dream girl will do the trick. Brittany Farmer, a 21-year-old waitress at Hooters on Corporate Boulevard, is one of 16 Hooters Girls across the country competing for the title of 2012 Hooters Dream Girl. Full story

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Former LSU instructor hosts largest national biennial art event

Who knew so much beauty could come from so much devastation? Six years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the city now hosts the country's largest biennial art event, Prospect New Orleans, which owes its creation to the storm. "If it wasn't for Katrina, the idea would have never occurred to me," said Dan Cameron, creator and artistic director of Prospect New Orleans. Full story

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Men's Basketball: Tigers to take on No. 1 Kentucky

LSU will finish the final leg of a difficult spat in its schedule Saturday, and it's the big one. Kentucky (20-1) will bring its fresh No. 1 ranking to the PMAC against an LSU squad (12-8) coming off consecutive losses to ranked Southeastern Conference opponents. Full story

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LSUHSC hitches onto Obama’s vet program

First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden's "Joining Forces" initiative to support and medically treat the nation's veterans is spanning medical schools nationwide, and while LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans is among them, the initiative has been in place there for four years, thanks to Paul Harch. Full story

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The New Frontiersman: Africa, Middle East to receive free Wikipedia mobile access

While American political parties bicker over what action should be taken against the anarchic, warring or tyrannical nations in Africa and the Middle East, the American Wikimedia Foundation has provided those subjects of injustice the most potent aid possible: knowledge. Full story

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NBA: Former Tiger Marcus Thornton maintains strong ties to LSU

The LSU-Kentucky basketball rivalry has mostly been a house of horrors for the Tigers in recent years. But not on former Tiger standout and current Sacramento Kings guard Marcus Thornton's watch. Full story


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Mic'd Up: LSU students should pack the PMAC on Saturday against Kentucky

Tough times have set in for the LSU men's basketball team. The Tigers have lost four of their last five conference games and are in danger of missing out on the NCAA Tournament if they don't turn things around quickly. But the slate doesn't get any easier when the No. Full story

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Local artist, musicians ‘Paint Dat Music’

Happy's Irish Pub on Third Street hosted Friday its first live music and painting event, Paint Dat Music, showcasing the work of local artists and musicians. The event featured local artists Halley Dunn, Jacob Zumo and Marc Fresh along with the tunes of jazz-funk fusion bands Gris Gris and Captain Green. Full story

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Manufacturing Discontent: NDAA reveals Obama's not much different than Bush Jr.

If you hoped President Obama would quell the Orwellian tide that swept through the country during the Bush administration, you may be surprised to learn that the president has not only continued many of Bush's policies, but has also expanded the powers of the executive branch. Full story

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Search efforts resume, more ship survivors would be 'miracle'

ROME (AP) — Search efforts aboard the capsized Costa Concordia resumed Wednesday, even as the official overseeing the operation acknowledged for the first time it would take a miracle to find any more survivors from the ship's Jan. 13 grounding. Full story