Nov 5th, 2008 · Louisiana native Brooke Waggoner studied composition and orchestration at LSU before moving to Nashville to advance her career as a performing songwriter. Her quirky sense of song structure and her experimental nature bring to mind the wide range of influences that Mountain Stage host Larry Groce mentions in his introduction: from Chopin to Simon & Garfunkel to Rogers & Hammerstein.
Apr 7th, 2008 · LSU and Tennessee set a new record for the lowest-scoring game ever in the women's NCAA tournament. Sports analyst Bill Wolff takes a look at who's left in college basketball and at other weekend sports highlights.
Jan 8th, 2008 · Louisiana State University is the winner of the national college football championship. Second-ranked LSU Tigers beat top-ranked Ohio State University 38-24 at the Superdome.
Dec 3rd, 2007 · Top-ranked football teams Ohio State University and Louisiana State University are set to meet next month for the national championship. But other top teams are grumbling about their exclusion. LSU's selection stems from it winning the Southeastern Conference.
Apr 2nd, 2006 · NPR's John Ydstie talks with sports commentator Tandelaya Wilder about the NCAA women's basketball semi-finals. Four teams play Sunday night for a spot in Tuesday's final, as Maryland meets North Carolina and LSU takes on Duke.
Apr 2nd, 2006 · UCLA and the University of Florida emerge from the Final Four by ending the runs of two lower-seeded teams in the NCAA tournament. Florida ousted George Mason, 73-58, while UCLA stifled LSU, 59 to 45. Liane Hansen speaks with Boston Globe sports editor Joe Sullivan.
Apr 1st, 2006 · Florida plays ugly stepsister to Cinderella, ending George Mason's fairy-tale run in the tournament, 73-58. The Gators await the LSU-UCLA winner in the upset-riddled men's field. On the women's side, four perennial powers: Duke, LSU, Maryland and North Carolina.
Sep 16th, 2005 · After Hurricane Katrina, one of the greatest challenges is how to make New Orleans and the surrounding areas more resilient in the face of flooding and hurricanes. Melissa Block talks with coastal oceanographer Robert Twilley of Louisiana State University about how the wetlands should be rebuilt. They provide a buffer for storms but have been seriously eroded. Robert Siegel talks with engineer Hassan Mashriqui, also of LSU, about strengthening protections around New Orleans such as levees and canals. The city was flooded partly because of breaks in the levees and canal walls.