nietzschebot

I'm going for the grad program in English at LSU for the fall, and I was wondering about housing. Does anyone know how early you have to rent apartments? What are some good complexes/locations? I'm planning now of coming (all the way from California) in mid-July. Fortunately (or unfortunately) I'm originally from South Carolina, so I'll be used to the humidity somewhat, but I still want to cut down on the drudgery of apartment finding as much as possible. Thanks in advance!