Governor-elect John Bel Edwards has formed a higher education transition committee to make policy recommendations on ways to improve Louisiana’s colleges and universities. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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Holiday office parties kick off this weekend and Tulane Business Professor Dr. Mark Rosa advises all people, especially managers and supervisors, to watch their behavior at a Christmas work party…:
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He says an office Holiday party is an extension of the workplace.

The season is over for the Amite High School football team. This morning a judge dismissed the lawsuit seeking to toss the suspension of Amite from the playoffs as ruled by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, saying the court does not have the power to second guess a private organization’s decision. This means the ruling stands from the LHSAA stating Amite can’t compete in the Class 3A semi-final game because of a bench clearing fight during their last victory. St. James automatically advances to the title game.

A national credit reporting agency says Louisiana has multiple challenges ahead, as much of the Jindal Administration’s plan to solve the $487 million midyear shortfall are only temporary fixes. Fitch ratings says stop-gap measures were used that do not address the state’s persistent budget problems. State Treasurer John Kennedy says this is a warning shot:
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He says businesses are reluctant to come to states with lowered credit ratings.