Education & Workforce

Some 8% of young children in Louisiana are in families in which someone quit, changed or refused a job because child care is hard to find and even harder to afford, according to a new report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

LSU announced today that it has been selected by the National Security Agency as...

The former director of Pennington Biomedical Research Center and his wife have pledged $1 million to create an endowed fund to support the center’s postdoctoral fellows in basic research, as well as in clinical and public health and population science. 

The fussing and shouting that marked the conclusion of the regular session last week could be heard from Baton Rouge to Bunkie. 

Staffing is almost back to pre-pandemic levels at Baton Rouge restaurants, according to owners.

The number of new unemployment insurance claims filed with the Louisiana Workforce Commission spiked...

East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent Sito Narcisse is one of three finalists in...

Jeremy Beyt has house shopped in many different cities. His appetite for innovation has...

If there’s an overarching truth in the workplace right now, it’s that many workers don’t want to go back to the office, while plenty of bosses say they should.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest mark since October 2021, but the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of the U.S. economy.