A survey by Accountemps finds six in ten employees believe stress in the workplace has increased over the last five years. Rebecca Green, with the employment agency Robert Half in New Orleans, says technology has put more of a burden on workers…:
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The study also found that 55-percent of those surveyed say worker anxiety is on the rise.

The state Fire Marshal’s Office believes an unattended pot left on a stove top led to a fatal fire at a Baton Rouge apartment complex that killed a 5-year-old girl. Chief Deputy Brant Thompson says they believe an 18-year-old was caring for her young sister when the apartment filled with smoke from the pot…:
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He says hours later the body of 5-year-old Treasure Garner was located.

It’s been a great national signing day for LSU, and as expected it looks like they are going to have one of the best recruiting classes in the nation. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says one of the biggest gets of the day is Houston five-star pass rusher K’Lavon Chaisson…:
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Worsham says LSU’s 2017 recruiting class has a chance at easily finishing in the top 5.

The state Office of Community Development has again scheduled a series of public meetings for Louisiana’s regions that were impacted by the historic 2016 floods. They begin Friday in Lafayette Parish.