Zeta Phi Beta member Ann Moore searches through several pairs of children's shoes Saturday at Sears Department Store in Central Mall. The sorority partnered with Sears to give 60 pairs of shoes to 38 families with school-age children that needed shoes.

The event was the sorority's third annual shoe giveaway. Last year the sorority gave 53 pairs of shoes, said Barbara Larry, chairwoman of the Zeta Phi Beta project.  more >>

An ISU fraternity is kicking-off the school year by hosting a rare event in which one ISU student will perform by opening for two well-known rappers.

Lil' T, ISU junior and sports medicine major, T. Lloyd, will be opening for rappers Polk, 8 Ball and MJG tonight.

"This is a new beginning. The launching," Lloyd said. "I'm ready. It's going to be a good show."

Lloyd has been rapping since he was in first grade. He said he is ready to be a crowd mover at tonight's show. Lloyd described his rapping genre as "conscious music."  

The men of Phi Beta Sigma anticipate nearly 1,000 people to attend the show. The show is "going to be fun and full of energy," said Phi Beta Sigma member, Hamid Saahir, who is an ISU senior, graphic design major.   more >>

ToiLoria E. Young-Moss, a native of Bogalusa, received a Master of Arts Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Southern University in Baton Rouge on July 29.

A member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church, she is also a member of the American Counseling Association, Tau Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and the Behavioral Studies Graduate Council. She is currently employed at S&M Outreach Inc, a social service agency in Baton Rouge.  more >>