Education & Workforce

JR Ball: Extracting knowledge and research is our economic future

To overcome the resource curse Louisiana's economic future is inextricably linked to our commitment to knowledge, research and technology.

Companies trying to limit salary bumps by providing other perks

Faced with high inflation and high turnover, many companies are looking to offer perks...

Baton Rouge wholesalers struggle with rising food prices

Rising U.S. wholesale prices are causing local food suppliers to pass those higher costs on to restaurants, stores and schools.

Wanting to be like Musk, US teens turning to entrepreneurship

Three in five U.S. teenagers say they’re more interested in starting their own businesses, instead of having a traditional job, according to a new survey from Junior Achievement.

Gen Z job-hoppers reshaping the future of work

Members of America's youngest generation are starting their careers amid the Great Resignation—and that has changed the way they view working, Axios reports.

LSU partners with Kaplan to prepare student-athletes for workforce

LSU is partnering with education services provider Kaplan to offer career readiness programs to student-athletes.
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OLOL announces $12M investment in BRCC

Our Lady of the Lake is investing $12 million in Baton Rouge Community College to support construction of the college’s new nursing and allied health building and renovation of a section of the college’s wellness center to focus on sports medicine and training, officials announced today.

LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens awarded EPA grant for trash abatement

The LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden was awarded a $500,000 grant by the Environmental Protection Agency Trash Free Waters program to kickstart an effort that will demonstrate how to create trash-free watersheds in Baton Rouge.

Bryan Greenwood named state director for Louisiana Small Business Development Center

LSU, the new host organization for the Louisiana Small Business Development Center, has hired...

TOPS qualifiers down after hurricanes and COVID

The number of Louisiana high school graduates in the class of 2021 who qualified...