A net 38,000 working age, college-educated Louisianans migrated out of the state between 2007 and 2017, and 88,000 net college-educated residents have left for other states since 2000. That’s sparking fears of an economic death spiral fueled by a lack of workers capable of powering a 21st-century economy, but UL-Lafayette Professor of Economics Gary Wagner says if we can get more good-paying jobs, we can rebound in time…
Working-age is defined as those 25-54.
The Louisiana Association of Educators is celebrating the resignation of Superintendent of Education John White. President Tia Mills says White’s support for charter and voucher schools, among other things, was an attack on students and they plan on being vocal in the selection of the next candidate…
Cut 11 (06) “…our great state.”
Attorney General Jeff Landry, the national co-chair of Veterans for Trump, files paperwork putting President Trump on the ballot for the Louisiana Primary. Landry celebrated the President’s record.
Cut 14 (12) “…Democrat is nominated.”
The Primary is set to be held on April 4th. The President is expected to win handily.
Former LSU athletics director Joe Alleva spoke candidly to Advocate columnist Scott Rabalais about moves made during his tenure. Alleva detailed his support for hiring Coach O over more prominent names like Tom Herman and Jimbo Fisher, and lamented Les Miles failure to utilize his wealth of talent. Rabalais says Alleva told him that talking to Les was like talking to a wall…
Alleva also told Rabalais that he regrets hiring current basketball coach Will Wade.