Education & Workforce

LSU board member allegedly pressured Eunice campus official to admit student  

The director of LSU-Eunice’s nursing program says a member of the LSU Board of Supervisors pressured for a specific student’s admission to the school on multiple occasions, despite the student falling below the cut-off for the program. 

Fiery Crab expands into grocery stores

Louisiana seafood restaurant Fiery Crab is expanding its products into area supermarkets thanks to the LSU AgCenter’s Food Innovation Institute. 

LSU details how it will enforce new vaccine rules

LSU announced this week that students would either have to get the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine or officially opt out of being vaccinated and submit to regular testing by Sept. 10. The consequences for not doing so are steep.

Some local restaurants cutting days due to staff shortages 

Some Baton Rouge restaurants are cutting their days of operation due to the strain from increased sales but decreased staffing. 

Keeping the nursing pipeline flowing

The demand for nurses is so strong that academic institutions are adjusting to more targeted curriculum and hospitals are upping incentives to attract and retain these health care professionals.

Baton Rouge public, private K-12 schools not yet requiring COVID vaccines

LSU students will be asked to submit proof of their first COVID-19 vaccination by Sept. 10 and proof of full vaccination by Oct. 15, university officials announced today. 
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