Education & Workforce

Employees want more from their companies as offices reopen

Offices that shuttered during the pandemic are reopening as vaccines roll out across the...

LSU AgCenter remains silent on Title IX case involving researcher

Nearly one week after Daily Report detailed the unusual case of Niranjan Baisakh, a researcher at the LSU AgCenter who was accused in 2016 by a female graduate student of stalking, sexual harassment and sexual assault and had his tenure “removed” only to have it reinstated by the university three years later, questions remain as to how the unorthodox sanction was handed down and who approved the measures.

Survey: Small businesses struggling to hire qualified workers

The NFIB’s small business optimism index rose 2.4 points in March to 98.2, marking...

Local businesses happy to lose restrictions but struggling to staff up

While restaurant and business owners are welcoming the crowds returning to their establishments in the days since Gov. John Bel Edwards relaxed the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, many say they’re having a hard time rehiring enough staff to keep up.

Employee benefits are changing in the post-vaccine world

As spring weather and increasing availability of coronavirus vaccinations brighten the horizon, many employers...

’Pent-up demand’ will drive legislative session

Despite the coronavirus outbreak, the Louisiana Legislature opens a regular session this morning that...
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LSU officials fail to appear before legislative committee; board meets behind closed doors

Though 10 LSU officials and employees failed to turn out today and answer questions...

Edwards releases his legislative agenda for upcoming session

Gov. John Bel Edwards today released his legislative agenda for the regular session that...

Two charter school groups seek authorization in Baton Rouge

New Schools for Baton Rouge this week announced that two charter school groups are...

Louisiana Survey: White and Black Louisianans view discrimination differently

White and Black Louisianians view discrimination and racial progress very differently, according to the...