Education & Workforce

Influential Women in Business: Catherine O’Neal

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Catherine O'Neal is the chief medical officer at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.

Influential Women in Business: Kim Hunter Reed

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Kim Hunter Reed is commissioner of higher education with the Louisiana Board of Regents.

Influential Women in Business: Jane Verret

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Jane Verret is the president and CEO of Campus Federal Credit Union.

What businesses should know about this year’s college graduates 

Freshly minted college graduates are notable in their work preferences, meaning businesses might have to tweak their recruiting practices, according to a recent survey from LaSalle Network.  

Job openings hit record levels in March 

U.S. employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March, and some 4.5 million Americans quit or changed positions,

Strategies for small businesses competing in a hot job market  

Businesses of all sizes are struggling to find workers these days—but the hunt can be especially difficult for small companies, which must find ways to stand out among larger competitors.
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Louisiana Survey shows growing polarization over abortion 

The final installment of the Louisiana Survey, released today, suggests that Louisiana residents are...

Board of Regents says efforts to improve nursing shortage not enough 

Efforts to address Louisiana’s nursing shortage are yielding some results but not at the scale needed to meet an estimated shortage of approximately 6,000 registered nurses by 2030. 

What business leaders can learn from how lawyers operate 

There’s a trope that lawyers make poor businesspeople. Risk-averse. Narrow. Gradual. Some studies lend...

LSU Survey: Main barrier to broadband internet is cost

In the fifth installment of the 2022 Louisiana Survey, released Tuesday, residents say the most common barrier to having broadband internet is the cost of the service.