Education & Workforce

Undergraduate enrollment at Louisiana universities dropped 1.5% between 2019 and 2020, even though LSU and other colleges across the state last fall reported record-breaking freshman class sizes, according to a new data analysis from The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

A record 51% of business owners reported job openings they couldn’t fill last month,...

Employee mental health is a big issue facing businesses, especially amid the pandemic. So how should employers approach it?

Annual revenue for LSU’s main online education program has almost tripled over the past three years, the departed official who led that division says. 

The Capital Region’s largest law firm has achieved national recognition for ensuring a diverse group of candidates is considered for leadership positions. 

The Southern University Board of Supervisors today announced it has formed a search committee to recruit a successor for President-Chancellor Ray L. Belton, who plans to retire in fall 2022.  

The St. George saga playing out could have been avoided if state legislators. like then state Sen. Sharon Weston Broome, didn't force the issue.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission was awarded $5 million as part of a National Dislocated Worker Grant and is using the funds to launch programs to support jobs and recovery programs following Hurricane Ida, LWC announced today.

Baton Rouge-based Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is sending about half of its corporate staff to work in its restaurants amid a severe shortage of hourly workers.

Louisiana Economic Development this week won two awards at the International Economic Development Council’s annual conference in Nashville, taking home a gold award for its efforts to support entrepreneurship and a silver medal for talent development and retention, according to an LED announcement.