Governor Bobby Jindal could be kept out of the first Republican debate of the 2016 presidential campaign. Fox News will host the debate in August and the network requires contenders to be in the top 10 in an average of five national polls leading up to the event. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says with Jindal in jeopardy of making the cut, he’ll try to get the attention of party activists…

cut 7 (10) “legislation”

In recent presidential polls, Jindal has finished near the bottom.

New graduates are hitting the workforce and Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Curt Eysink says the job market in Louisiana looks as good as it’s looked in 20 years. He says while the market, as a whole, is strong, some college degrees are more sought after than others…

cut 4 (10) “long, long, time”

Grads can go to laworks-dot-net to see a list of jobs in the state in their field.

For a fourth straight season, LSU is a national seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament, which will get underway when the Tigers host Lehigh University on Friday afternoon. The Tigers received the number two national seed, despite being ranked number one by most of the polls for the entire season. Coach Paul Maineri admits some disappointment in not getting the number one overall seed…

cut 13 (16) “beginning on Friday”

The other two teams in the Baton Rouge regional, UNC-Wilmington and Tulane, will face off Friday night. If the Tulane and LSU win on Friday, they’ll face each other on Saturday night.