Louisiana lost a net 28,000 college-educated residents between 2007 and 2017, according to a study by UL Lafayette Professor of Economics Gary Wagner who says three-quarters of the migration is heading to just four states.
A few states are bucking that trend. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, New York, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania all had net positive migration of over a thousand.
Former LSU AD Joe Alleva opened up to The Advocate’s Scott Rabalais about his tenure, specifically the process that led to the hiring of Coach O. Rabalais’ column says LSU could have hired then-Houston coach Tom Herman in 2016, but Alleva told Rabalais he didn’t want to pay Herman the money he wanted and thought Orgeron was the better choice
Herman is now coaching Texas.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry files paperwork on behalf of President Trump putting the Commander in Chief on the ballot for the Louisiana Republican Primary. Landry says it is important for President Trump to be victorious in 2020 because nearly 300,000 Louisiana jobs are supported by the oil and gas industry.
Cut 13 (11) “…that doesn’t happen.”
Four Republicans have qualified for the 2020 primary ballot, along with nine Democrats.
President of the Louisiana Association of Educators Dr. Tia Mills says the recent resignation of the state’s education superintendent John White is a welcomed change. Mills says many educators were not thrilled with his administration.
Cut 9 (07) “…across the state.”
Mills says the union will be very vocal with the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Senate in the selection process of a successor.