The Board of Regents approved the state’s first accelerated bachelor’s degree programs for specialized workforce-focused degrees. The AccB will require only 90 hours to complete rather than the 120 required for a traditional Bachelor of Arts or Science degree and will be offered at LSU-Alexandria. Liz Beard, the vice chancellor of academic affairs at LSU-A, says these accelerated degree programs are in high-demand fields.
Cut 4 (08) “…pharmaceuticals, biotech.”
Oysters, Shrimp, finfish, and crab from an oil spill area are showing clear says the Department of Health. These are the results of the initial testing done after Basin 12 was closed to oyster harvesting on March 14th following an oil sheen was reported and a transfer hose rupture was discovered at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Platform. Samples were collected and tested to ensure there was no indication of petroleum contamination. These are preliminary findings and LDH will continue to assess sample results as they are received from the testing lab.
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser opposes an effort to name a new I-10 Mississippi River bridge in the Baton Rouge area after President Donald Trump. Nungesser says he has a problem with naming a public structure after a living official…
Nungesser made this comment during an interview with Jim Engster on “Talk Louisiana” on WRKF in Baton Rouge.
Following LSU’s season-ending loss to Duke in the Sweet 16, Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey addressed a report that she is retiring. A social media post during the game reported that this was Mulkey’s last game. Mulkey shot the rumor