Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Curt Eysink says the job market in Louisiana looks as good as it’s looked in 20 years as new graduates hit the workforce. He says the job market in business and computer related fields are particularly strong, right now. Eysink says those exiting community colleges are also in demand…

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He adds that success in the job market will vary from person to person depending on what their degree is in.

Governor Bobby Jindal could be left out of the first Republican debate of the 2016 presidential campaign. In recent presidential polls, Jindal has finished near the bottom, and getting about one-percent in most of the surveys. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says despite numbers, it will be difficult for Fox to leave someone like Jindal out of their debate…

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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.

The state Department of Transportation continues to gather feedback from motorists on how I-10 through the Baton Rouge area should be improved. DOTD Spokesperson Rodney Mallett says more than 6,000 people have taken the survey thus far, but would like to see those numbers climb…

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People can go online to i10br-dot-com and take the survey through the end of the month.

The Baton Rouge Regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament gets underway Friday. Host LSU will face Lehigh University, then Tulane takes on UNC-Wilmington. If the Green Wave and LSU win on Friday, they’ll face each other Saturday night. LSU Shortstop Alex Bregman would love to see that match-up…

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LSU comes into the regional as the number two national seed.