Thousands of college students receive their degree today and will be set to enter the workforce. Recruiting consultant with the Eastman Group, Tom Hanson says hiring for entry level positions has increased since last year.:
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Today, LSU will hand out a record number of degrees, with over four-thousand students participating in commencement ceremonies.

It’ll be easier than ever to donate food tomorrow as the Letter Carriers Food Drive gets underway, and all you have to do is leave items by your mailbox. U.S. Post Office Spokesperson Boyd McKinney says the mailman will collect it during their route…:
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Toiletries and other personal items can also be donated Saturday during the Letter Carriers Food Drive.

As debates on the budget continue to at the Capitol, things got heated Thursday when lawmakers took up debate on TOPS funding versus healthcare. Shortly before 9, members narrowly voted to shift 72 million dollars from the popular scholarship program to the state’s safety net hospitals. The House is expected to wrap up the budget bill today then it will head to the Senate.

The Blue Lives Matter bill that seeks to include police, firefighters and EMS as protected groups in hate crime laws is becoming a controversial topic. Halen Doughty has more…:
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