A controversial proposal to increase the credit hour requirement for TOPS students has been tabled by the Board of Regents. Halen Doughty has more…
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Governor John Bel Edwards is spending the weekend in Washington D-C. Today he was scheduled to meet with Acting FEMA administrator to discuss ongoing flood recovery and the recent tornadoes. Sunday, he’ll discuss Medicaid expansion in Louisiana with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.

A Gallup poll finds Louisiana is tied for second in the country for the highest percentage of workers who are engaged or highly involved with their job. Gallup lists farming and fishing as two employment sectors that result in a high engagement of employees. LSU Management professor Jeremy Bues says the ag and seafood industry are two high employers in this state…
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In Shreveport, they will try to set a record for the longest wave line and the plan is to do it before the Krewe of Gemini parade on Saturday. Shreveport Aquarium spokesperson Jake Wood says to be official, volunteers and drone cameras will watch the line and auditors will verify their counts…
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The current record stands at 8,453.