Education & Workforce

Schools, universities, workforce training, and the talent pipeline preparing the region’s next generation of workers.

Offering employee equity could help small businesses with labor shortage

Offering employees equity is normal for startups and tech companies, but growing small businesses,...

Majority of workers would consider quitting if called back in-office full-time

When businesses first started talking about “Zoom fatigue” two years ago, it seemed like...

Newly hired workers are vanishing before their start date

Many employers, including manufacturers, restaurants, airlines and cleaning companies, are seeing a surge of...

Worker shortage is even worse for small businesses 

Some small businesses are still struggling to hire qualified workers, even as Americans return...

Pilot shortage could limit Baton Rouge airport seating capacity

Baton Rouge Metro Airport is set to return to pre-pandemic seating capacity, but those plans could be diverted if the airlines can’t find enough pilots. 

Worker shortage continues as April hirings drop 

U.S. private employers hired the fewest workers in two years in April amid persistent...
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Graves lists top five concerns CEOs have about investing in Louisiana 

What are the main concerns CEOs and C-level executives have when considering investing in Louisiana?

LED launches program to grow Louisiana’s high-tech workforce 

Real-time 3D is a computer graphics technology that generates interactive images that is used in building design, the energy industry, manufacturing and aerospace engineering. 

Cassidy: Student loan forgiveness is disproportionately beneficial, but not TOPS

Student loan forgiveness disproportionately benefits high-income people, says Sen. Bill Cassidy, but that’s not the case for Louisiana’s TOPS program.

Influential Women in Business: Kim Mulkey

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Kim Mulkey is the head women's basketball coach at LSU and pumping life back into the program.
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