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Tornadoes touch down, wreak havoc in southern Louisiana 

KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press The three tornadoes that struck southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday injured about 20 people, destroyed homes and businesses, flipped cars and trucks, and left about 10,000 customers without power, but no deaths were reported, the governor said. Gov. John Bel Edwards took an aerial tour and made a disaster declaration before meeting with officials...

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They are more than the music and stepping in front of the Union twice a week. They are more than the letters and colors. The National Panhellenic Council...

Students, professors object to immigration ban

Days after newly elected President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring the citizens of several Middle Eastern countries from entering the United...

Chancellor releases statements on Trump’s executive orders

Following the example of several other universities across the nation, Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter released a statement Sunday regarding recent executive...

Severe weather kills 4 in south Mississippi

Associated Press Families will mourn four people who died after a tornado with winds above 136 mph tore a 25-mile path across southern Mississippi before...

Smashed windows, chaotic confrontation near inauguration 

JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police deployed pepper spray and made numerous arrests in a chaotic confrontation blocks from Donald Trump’s inauguration...

Patterson won’t run for re-election in 2017

Associated Press  Mayor Pat Patterson says he will not be running for re-election in 2017. Patterson’s official announcement comes after 16 years...

Elvis impersonator suing over arrest in poison letters case 

Associated Press An Elvis impersonator is suing the federal government for the third time alleging wrongful arrest in connection with letters laced with...

The Daily Mississippian’s top news from 2016

Here’s a roundup of the top news from 2016. January  In January, the university held its first basketball game in the newly contraction Pavilion....

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