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Most of us would like to be in control of our own finances. Louisiana's public universities and colleges feel the same way. The legislature is currently debating the idea.

Finding out you've gotten accepted to college is one of the great parts of being a teenager, no matter who you are.

So far any changes to Louisiana's TOPS program have failed to make it out of the House Education Committee.

It doesn't look as if Louisiana's TOPS program is completely dead. However, it's reincarnation could look a whole lot different than the original model.

There has been confusing news surrounding one Louisiana University and whether or not it will have to shut down because of the current budget crisis.

TOPS. It is the story on your Facebook timeline. It is the joke on Twitter. The meme on Instagram. However, it is currently a fear here at home.

East Mississippi Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College squared off on the football field Thursday night, but a wild fight ended the matchup before they could even reach halftime.

LSU's season came to an end in Omaha after the TCU Horned Frogs eliminated the Tigers from the College World Series with an 8-4 victory.

A poll of USA Today readers has named Lafayette the best college town to spend a weekend.

While President Obama continues to lay out plans about how to deal with ISIS, it's hard to fathom there are actually some Americans who support the terror group.

Miley Cyrus is many things: singer, actress, twerker… and now she is the subject of a sociology class at the prestigious Skidmore College in upstate New York. Where can we sign up?

Coach Hud and his crew made the Top 50 in USA Today, along with a great story about the Cajuns.

Southern University in New Orleans doesn't make the grade, as reported by The Fiscal Times.

Steve Wiley recently posted a story about hamburgers, asking how much you would be willing to pay for one.  This story is about some kids that send a burger into space: not aboard the Soyuz, or the Space Shuttle, not on the International Space Station, but aboard a specially-designed platform, hanging from a helium-filled balloon.

It's a fact, college freshman will gain weight, so just how much weight?  Maybe you've heard of the 'freshman 15'.

Because his late father was an Air Force veteran, 22-year-old Allen Smith gets a check from the VA every month. The $650 helps pay his college expenses but, like many students, he could always use some more. He got a lot more earlier this month, when he opened his VA check and was staring right at the staggering sum of $690 million.

Parents who admire their kids’ late-night study habits might be better off encouraging them to get some shut-eye instead — new research suggests well-rested students fare better academically.

In this hilarious video, students at Costa Rica’s University of Peace are being lectured on something called “theory of change.” If it was anything like our college courses their minds are wandering and they’re getting a little drowsy. Then, suddenly, a cat crashes through the ceiling in the front of the room, sending the class into hysterics. Ceiling cat strikes again!

As college tuition and contributions to college savings funds rise, experts are again examining the value of higher education and wondering if the cost is a good investment in someone’s future.