If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, may we suggest checking out some tall ships in New Orleans as part of America’s 250th birthday? Joe Gallinaro reports.
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A new series of studies led by an LSU professor shows that the impact of infertility can follow those who experience it to their workplaces. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Cleco is supplying power for the three-point-six-billion-dollar data center that will be built near Alexandria, and the power company says it will result in a stronger power grid for all of its customers without raising rates. Jeff Palermo has more.
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If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, you can perhaps head to the New Orleans riverfront and check out the tall ships in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. Mark Romig with the Sail250 host committee says the largest-ever flotilla of tall ships arrives at the Port of New Orleans this morning.
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Romig says the boats represent not only the U.S., but also several other countries from around the world.
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The boats will be docked in various locations throughout the riverfront all weekend long, and Romig says the best thing is it won’t cost you a dime to climb on board.
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New Orleans is the first of five ports where these tall ships will visit. From there, the tall ships will sail along the Atlantic Coast and will stop in Norfolk, Virginia, and Baltimore before arriving in New York City on the 4th of July. The Sail250 tour makes its final stop in Boston July 11th.
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A new series of studies led by a professor at LSU shows that the impact of infertility follows those who experience it to their jobs. Michael Johnson with LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business, says those who experience infertility can question their overall worth and view of themselves, and that can spill into the workplace.
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Johnson says that can lead to counterproductive work behaviors.
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Johnson says there are things that companies can do to help employees whose infertility may be affecting them in the workplace.
Johnson notes that this is not an issue exclusive to women; men can struggle with infertility issues as well. The study is published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior.
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Pineville-based utility provider Cleco will provide the power for the 3.6-billion-dollar data center that will be built in the Rapides Parish town of Boyce. Cleco spokeswoman Jennifer Cahill says the company welcomes Applied Digital to central Louisiana, and it looks forward to meeting its needs.
The massive data center is expected to provide 200 permanent jobs once it begins initial operations in mid-2027.
Data Centers use an enormous amount of energy, but Cahill says that will not result in higher bills for Cleco customers.
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Cahill says Cleco’s planned investments in grid reliability and new generation infrastructure will benefit all customers.
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Louisiana will use more than one-billion dollars in federal money over the next five years to improve health care in rural areas through the Rural Tech Catalyst Fund. Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Evelyn Griffin says rural healthcare providers are doing great work with limited resources, but this initiative will provide them with tools and partnerships that can result in better care for the state’s 1.1-million rural residents.
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Governor Jeff Landry says one of the major focuses of the Rural Tech Catalyst Fund is expanding workforce capacity.
Landry says the program will also support startup growth and private investment and strengthen health care technology infrastructure. L-D-H Secretary Bruce Greenstein (green-steen) says they are calling on entrepreneurs, investors, universities and technology companies to get involved.
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Greenstein says more than 100 companies have already expressed interest in the program. The companies that apply will be evaluated by both L-D-H and the state’s economic development agency.
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The Ragin Cajuns will face Cincinnati tomorrow night in the opening round of the Starkville Regional. Coach Matt Deggs calls the Bearcats a dynamic baseball team.
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Deggs says his team’s do not die attitude has carried them this far and he expects it to continue this weekend.
U-L Lafayette played seven games in six days at the Sun Belt Tournament. Deggs is optimistic his team will rebound from the heavy workload.
First pitch tomorrow night is at 6 p-m.