LSU-Alexandria will soon offer three-year bachelor’s degree programs. Joe Gallinaro reports.
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Will Wade is back and intends to quickly transform the LSU men’s basketball program into a winner. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Coming soon to LSU Alexandria – three-year bachelor’s degree programs. This, after the Board of Regents approved the state’s first accelerated bachelor’s degree programs for specialized workforce-focused degrees. Liz Beard, the vice chancellor of academic affairs at LSU-A, says these new programs, which will initially be offered in two fields, still combine a comprehensive general education curriculum with a specialized curriculum like most other degree programs.
Beard says these accelerated degree programs are in high-demand fields, allowing LSU-A to graduate students faster so that they can fill those jobs faster.
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Beard says one of the first two accelerated bachelor’s degree programs at LSU-A are in information technology and in bioinformatics. (Cut is of Beard talking about bioinformatics)
The new three-year accelerated degree programs are slated to begin as early as this fall.
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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.
Monroe Representative Michael Echols is the author of the House-approved bill that is awaiting debate in the Senate. Echols says if Louisiana passes a law that says the new Mississippi River Bridge will be named after the current president, it raises the chances that the federal government will fully fund the bridge. Despite Echols reasoning, Nungesser does not like the idea…
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The proposal passed the House on a 68-26 vote. It includes an amendment that says if the federal government does not pay for most of the cost of the projected three-billion dollar bridge, it will not be named after the current president. Nungesser believes the proposal is a way for the author to get attention for his congressional campaign…
There is a state law that says naming public buildings in honor of a living person is prohibited. But Echols says you can still pass a law mandating that a public building or structure can be named after a living official.
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A Gretna representative’s bill seeking to make it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions advances to the full House. Vincent Cox’s “click to cancel” bill passed unanimously in the House Commerce Committee this morning. Cox says it’s often an unnecessarily tedious process to cancel subscriptions.
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Cox says he’s heard from many frustrated constituents on this issue, including some who just give up and end up paying the monthly subscription fee for something they don’t use.
During discussion, it was brought up that there could be issues with state-to-state reciprocity, such as when someone downloads a subscription app in a different state and looks to cancel it in Louisiana. Peter Robins-Brown, the executive director of Louisiana Progress, says he knows that can be tricky and there’s no easy solution to it, but he hopes this bill can be one step towards more broad legislation.
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Former LSU coach Will Wade was re-introduced today as the new head men’s basketball coach. “The General” received a warm welcome back from university officials and the hundreds of Tiger fans in attendance at the Maravich Center. Wade, who led LSU to three NCAA Tournament appearances in five seasons, wants to do even bigger things the second time around…
Wade was fired in 2022 for committing NCAA recruiting violations. He rebuilt his career by winning two Southland Conference Championships at McNeese and just took North Carolina State to the NCAA Tournament. Wade says he’s not looking back; he’s looking forward to winning a lot of games at LSU…
Wade leaves North Carolina State after one season. He says he returned because of familiarity and his love for the state and SU….
Wade will begin building next year’s roster when the transfer portal window opens on April 7th.