LSU’s all-time leading rusher and three time Super Bowl Champion Kevin Faulk has been named as the Director of Player Development for the LSU football program. Faulk says he will help the players not only on the field, but away from the game as well…:
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Faulk says his life experiences will help develop these players not only for football but for whatever else life may present them.

The state keeps riding the wave of positive job news, as the latest unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 in December — the lowest in nearly a decade. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Ava Dejoie says many jobs were added in the leisure and hospitality industry…:
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Over 2.1 million Louisianans are currently working.

Movers and shakers from across Louisiana are in DC for Washington Mardi Gras this week. Matt Doyle spoke with LAPolitcs..:
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The American Lung Association gives Louisiana an F in four key categories on its annual State Of Tobacco Control report…:
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Regional Director of Health Promotion for ALA Amy Ellis says 23 percent of Louisiana residents are current smokers.