Lectures still on: The LSU Tigers may be competing for a national title next Monday, but the university says it still expects everyone to show up for classes that day, WBRZ-TV reports. Students have been clamoring for the school to cancel classes ever since they realized the first day of the spring semester would fall on Jan. 13, the same day as the Tigers’ national championship bout with Clemson. Read the full story.
At the helm: The Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge today announced that Diane Baum will serve as chair of the board for the association in 2020. Baum is the founder, chief executive officer and environmental director of Baum Environmental Group Inc. The full 2020 board list is available online.
Robot regulators: The Trump administration is proposing new rules to guide future federal regulation of artificial intelligence used in medicine, transportation and other industries. The White House says in a memo that in deciding regulatory action, U.S. agencies “must consider fairness, non-discrimination, openness, transparency, safety, and security.” But federal agencies must also avoid setting up restrictions that “needlessly hamper AI innovation and growth.” Read the full story.
