After being put on hold during the budget crisis, three new expansions will begin at schools in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System that are focused on training people for the workforce. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Louisiana Economic Development is offering a scholarship for new businesses to become licensed contractors in the state. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A New Orleans Saint teamed up with the First Lady to deliver backpacks full of school supplies to students at a Baton Rouge elementary school on their first day back since the flood. Halen Doughty has more…
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Governor John Bel Edwards announces three new expansion projects for schools in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System that will provide more training and improve employment opportunities for thousands. The announcement was made in Alexandria. President of the LCTCS, Monty Sullivan, says that’s where the Central Louisiana Technical College is building a 50-thousand square foot facility.
New facilities training centers are also going up at Baton Rouge Community College and Delgado Community College in New Orleans. Sullivan says these new facilities will provide training in various areas like welding, automotive technology, construction, manufacturing, and information technology.
Delgado Community College will soon begin construction on a new 45-thousand square foot Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center. Sullivan says the center will serve thousands of students who are enrolled in maritime programs, which will support industries along the Mississippi River.
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Louisiana Economic Development is offering a contractor accreditation scholarship to small businesses with the state’s technical schools and community colleges. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says LED is offering the course to help new companies become a licensed contractor in Louisiana, especially with the rising need after the historic flooding.
Pierson says many flood victims are hiring contractors to fix their homes and want to ensure they have an accredited business doing construction. He says long term, there are a lot of contracting needs and LED wants to lend those businesses a hand in accelerating their efforts.
Pierson says courses run from October 3rd to November 9th at community and technical colleges statewide. He says to get on board call…
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Students at Eden Park Elementary in Baton Rouge had a welcome surprise when New Orleans Saints Punter Thomas Morstead and First Lady Donna Edwards showed up to deliver 500 backpacks filled with school supplies following the historic flood.
The delivery came on the students’ first day back in the classroom since the flood. In every classroom, Morstead was greeted by cheering students, one of them even sporting a #6 jersey. Morstead says it’s a small thing to do for each child, but he hopes it motivates the students to have a good school year.
Morstead says 50 volunteers rode on the bus from New Orleans to Baton Rouge to hand out the supplies. A total of 6,000 backpacks will be distributed to students throughout East Baton Rouge parish. The veteran NFL player says he’s glad to help the students, but he was most moved by seeing the number of volunteers who turned out to help deliver the backpacks.
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We may not see the presidential candidates much in the Bayou State before Election Day, according to UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross. He says Donald Trump is leading Hillary Clinton in Louisiana substantially, so the candidates will focus their attention on the so-called battleground states.
Cross says Louisiana should be an easy win for Trump, because Clinton is not popular among voters in the predominantly red state. He says although the Bayou State does have a large number of minority voters, it likely won’t be enough for a Clinton win.
Cross says if Trump starts to slip in the polls here, then that could be cause for alarm. But he says that doesn’t seem like much of a possibility at this point.
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Ragin Cajuns Coach Mark Hudspeth says the decision to fire defensive coordinator Melvin Smith gave him indigestion and heartburn, but it was a move that needed to be made after the team gave up 584 yards in a 45-10 loss to Boise State. Hudspeth says there was no reason to wait any longer to make a move
While Hudspeth was not happy with how his defense played, he is encouraged by the play of quarterback Anthony Jennings, who completed 21 of 33 passes for 186 yards and a touchdown pass in the loss to the Broncos. Hudspeth says he liked how Jennings played with poise…
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LSU Coach Les Miles is not making any major changes on offense for Saturday’s home opener against Jacksonville State. Miles is moving offensive coordinator Cam Cameron from the sidelines to the press box and he’ll call plays from above the field. The head coach is not making a change at quarterback, but wants Brandon Harris to be more accurate..
Miles says Harris is not all to blame for the problems that the offense had last Saturday. He says the receivers also failed to catch the ball at times…
The offensive line also struggled to give Harris time to throw or create running lanes for Leonard Fournette. But Miles is optimistic that unit will get better with time and more practice. He says injuries during preseason camp, kept them from gelling…