A 29-member panel meets today in Baton Rouge to discuss ways to get more students interested and improve achievement in the areas of science technology, engineering and math also known as STEM. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt is behind this effort to grow STEM programs in schools…:
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Hewitt says major employers, like Amazon, are seeking workers who can perform STEM related jobs.

A new study finds that Louisiana’s lawsuit climate is the worst in the nation. Harold Kim is the executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. He says this could hurt Louisiana’s chances at talking new industries into expanding and growing here…:
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Senator Billy Cassidy and Congressman Mike Johnson are trying to bring a Shreveport man back home after he was arrested in Guatemala in March while on a mission trip. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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LSU football coach Ed Orgeron has signed an agreement to represent Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in Louisiana. As part of the agreement, Coach O will be featured in Cane’s TV and radio ads, and on billboards and signage in restaurants throughout the state.