Straight from the horse’s mouth: The U.S. Labor Department will offer a free forum at the Baton Rouge Community College from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday for employers, advocacy groups and community-based organizations. The program will focus on department programs in fair labor standards, wages, health benefits, job safety, pension protection, record keeping, affirmative action and veterans’ re-employment rights. Regional administrators and program specialists from the department’s various agencies will be available to answer questions.
Pipe up: If you’ve always wanted to sing the national anthem at a public event, the LSU Athletics Department and the LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts is giving you a shot. The departments are holding open auditions on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to noon on campus, for individuals or groups interested in singing the anthem at various athletic events on campus—with the exception of football games. Get the full details here.
Rockin’: The Southern Economic Development Council has bestowed BRAC with an excellence award for BRAC’s 2011 Rock Star Reception to release its 2010 Annual Report—”The Making of a Regional Rock Star.” BRAC was awarded the best in show award by the SEDC for the report last year. Along with the award for its reception, BRAC also received an SEDC merit award for its 2011 Annual Report, which was produced in partnership with Object 9, a Baton Rouge area–based marketing and graphic design firm.
