9:30 LRN Newscast

Almost 900 students at LSU Health New Orleans will receive their degrees Thursday. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Slidell Police says two of their officers and one K-9 were attacked by hundreds of hornets following the pursuit of a car thief that crashed the vehicle near Michaud Boulevard. Both officers and the K-9 were treated and released.

Job satisfaction is at an all time high according to a recent survey by the Conference Board Job Satisfaction 2023, which shows a surge up by 2 points in 2022 –  the highest it has been in 35 years. UNO Business Professor Mark Rosa says this is a case of the grass being greener on the other side — and people switching jobs and liking it.

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Job satisfaction has been rising steadily for over a decade, after hitting an all-time low of 42.6 percent in 2010 following the Great Recession.

Senate Finance advanced legislation that would establish the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools under the umbrella of the GOHSEP. Baton Rouge Magnet High School Junior Holly Fan shared with lawmakers about her younger sister who was in gym class when her school went on lockdown.

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The bill heads to the Senate floor.