A Gallup poll finds Louisiana has some of the most enthusiastic employees in the country. According to the survey, 36-percent of Bayou State workers are engaged. It also found people are more engaged when they are self employed. LSU Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Management Jeremy Beus (bus) says this makes sense for Louisiana where there are many small businesses.
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Alabama leads in engagement at 37-percent.

On Sunday Governor John Bel Edwards will meet with US Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to discuss Medicaid expansion. His Communications Director Richard Carbo says Edwards will have a chance to tell Price about the impact Medicaid expansion has had on the Bayou State.:

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The meeting comes amid ongoing discussions at the nation’s capital about repealing the Affordable Care Act.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission wants to start a new carnival tradition of safe and sober driving. Executive Director Dr. Katara Williams reminds revelers to “Protect Your Beads…
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She says the five day Mardi Gras holiday period usually records more vehicle crashes with injuries or deaths than any other holiday in Louisiana.

There’s an effort in Shreveport to set the Guinness World Record for the longest wave line. They need at least 85-hundred people to participate and organizer Jake Wood says they need plenty of volunteers to get everyone in place….
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For more information go to Shreveport-Aquarium-dot-com.