According to research from staffing firm Robert Half, 72% of managers say work environments that include March Madness activities improve employee morale. New Orleans senior recruiting manager Carrie Lewis says when in moderation, there are definite potential benefits to group activities tied to the college basketball games…
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Many workers will take an extended lunch break today to watch LSU take on Yale in the NCAA Tournament. The game gets underway at 11:40.

Governor Edwards applauds LSU’s decision to give head football coach Ed Orgeron a two-year contract extension that includes a 14-percent raise to boost his salary to four million dollars a year…
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Edwards made the comments on his monthly talk show.

A Baton Rouge mom has been charged with murder after authorities say she admitted to giving her toddler various drugs on a daily basis for months. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office spokesperson Casey Raborn Hicks says the toxicology report on 42-year-old Heather Hidalgo’s 18-month-old child had disturbing results…
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Hicks says Hidalgo said she was trying to comfort the child.

It’s the first full day of spring and state climatologist Barry Keim says the long-term forecast calls for a wetter and warmer spring for the Gulf South. State Climatologist Barry Keim says that prediction means good and bad news….
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But rain chances will be very low through the weekend as this run of nice weather continues.