BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer The LSU Museum of Natural Science has identified human remains in its collection representing at least 16 individuals — as well as funerary objects like bone awls and effigies — as eligible for repatriation to Native American nations and tribes in Louisiana and nearby states. The museum has started the process of returning the items to the groups that have ties under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, or NAGPRA. Read more about the procedure for returning the items and remains. The Thanksgiving feast is a delicious ritual, but it can make you feel sleepy, sluggish or drowsy. But dietitians have some tips for avoiding the lethargy that can follow the big meal. Read their advice. Kim Mulkey's LSU Tigers are undefeated and ranked No. 7 in the country. But after seven games, the coach isn't quite sure how the pieces of her team fit together. “I'm still observing,” Mulkey said. “I'm sitting over there on the sideline cool as a cucumber because I'm trying to figure out now that I've got them all out there, who can I play?” Read more about how things are working so far. |