Quarterback Max Johnson announces a surprise decision as he’s choosing to transfer from LSU. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The infrastructure bill signed into law recently by President Biden also contains a pilot program that would lower the age for interstate truckers from 21 to 18. More from Dave Brannen.
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LSU Quarterback Max Johnson announces he’s entering the transfer portal after spending two seasons with the Purple and Gold. Johnson’s decision comes as a surprise after starting 11 games this past season. Assistant Tiger Rag Editor William Weathers says Johnson’s decision means Garrett Nussmeier will likely start the bowl game…
It’s unknown how new head football coach Brian Kelly feels about this. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins is surprised Johnson didn’t at least go through a spring practice to get a feel for the new coaching staff…
Johnson’s departure leaves LSU with just one scholarship quarterback on the roster, Garrett Nussmeier, who was not supposed to play anymore this season to preserve his redshirt. Weathers says maybe former starter Myles Brennan who entered the transfer portal last month, comes back…
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A 2019 study by LSU Health New Orleans Radiologist Dr. Bradley Spieler (Spee-ler) indicates burnout affects more than 50-percent of healthcare professionals. Spieler says burnout is now considered an illness and it even has its own billing code.
And there are reports that burnout has increased even more with COVID.
Spieler says the radiologist are at a higher risk with a reported 71-percent of the practice indicating some form of burnout. Spieler says contributing factors among radiologists include they work in low light so they can read images better and it’s a primarily sedentary profession.
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And since COVID, he says more healthcare providers are choosing to practice remotely via telemedicine and isolation is a contributing factor of burnout.
Spieler notes the increase in burnout is not exclusive to healthcare. Other mainstream professions with similar work environments are also seeing more mental and physical exhaustion.
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At least a partial answer to the truck driver shortage is contained in President Biden’s new pilot Drive-Safe Act which would allow 18-year-olds to start driving big-rigs across state lines. Renee Amar, executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, favors the change.
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Younger drivers can now haul goods within the state but have to be 21 to take on interstate assignments, possibly contributing to the driver shortage if individuals are looking for long-haul work with a company.
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Amar says supply chain issues and driver shortages nationwide are being exacerbated by the ongoing COVID pandemic, something lowering the age for interstate truckers could help with.
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Supply chain issues have been a growing frustration across the country and US Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh says it’s a legitimate concern but if you are worried it will severely impact the holiday gift-giving season, he says it shouldn’t.
Walsh believes supply chain disruptions will remedy themselves in 2022 and it won’t be as much of a concern as it is today. He says there are two major issues contributing to the backlog of goods.
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To increase the trucking workforce Walsh says there are initiatives in President Biden’s Drive Safe Act and as for the warehouse industry…