Education & Workforce

LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business has consolidated its comprehensive collection of graduate services into a new office.

After an artificial intelligence detecting function was released on a popular plagiarism detection software, LSU saw a nearly 500% increase in reports to its student accountability office for plagiarism. 

Future engineers need a greater understanding of past failures—and how to avoid repeating them—a Louisiana-based nonprofit says as it marks today’s 18th anniversary of the deadly, catastrophic levee breaches that inundated most of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

Businesses posted far fewer open jobs in July and the number of Americans quitting their jobs fell sharply for the second straight month, clear signs that the labor market is cooling in a way that could reduce inflation.

Baton Rouge Community College has a graduation rate of about 27%, which is on the low side of average for similar schools across the country, says Chancellor Willie Smith. 

While overall workplace engagement has increased since last year, remote workers’ connection to their workplace has continued to erode, a recent Gallup survey finds. 

East Baton Rouge Parish saw the second largest average wage increase in Louisiana from...

Baton Rouge Community College leaders and stakeholders want BRCC to grow its network of business partners and provide more “earn as you learn” opportunities for its students. 

Almost two months after workplace accommodations for pregnant workers became law, the rules surrounding what employers can and cannot do have yet to be finalized—but that doesn’t mean the protections are not in place.

Two years after the NCAA cleared the way for college athletes to earn money...