52 percent of workers admit they will shop online while on the job this holiday season. That’s according to a study conducted by the staffing firm Robert Half Technology. The workshopping divide was starker among generational lines, with 65 percent of those 25-40 to admitting to it, but Senior Recruiting Manager Carrie Lewis of New Orleans says there’s also a gender gap, with more men actually doing the cyber shopping than women…
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Today’s Cyber Monday deals will attract the most work-shoppers, at 43 percent of those who partake.
New Orleans Police will hold an 11:30 press conference regarding the mass shooting on Canal Street over the weekend. Ten people were injured in the shooting rampage early Sunday morning. No suspects have been apprehended, but CrimeStoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for info that leads to an arrest.
Natchitoches Police are investigating an early Sunday morning homicide. After finding the deceased victim with several stab wounds, 53-year-old Terrence Luke of Natchitoches was arrested for second-degree murder.
Senator Bill Cassidy has a new challenger for his seat, Baton Rouge Democrat and Louisiana Juvenile Justice Advisory Board member Antoine Pierce. Cassidy’s 2017 vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act partly inspired the run and Pierce says the state’s senior Senator lacks independence, and is too beholden to President, like many in the GOP.
Cassidy won the seat in 2014, beating incumbent Mary Landrieu 56-44.
LSU will head to Atlanta later this week to play Georgia on Saturday in the SEC Championship game. The Tigers are 12-0 and college football analysts say the Tigers are in the college football playoff even if they lose to the Bulldogs, Georgia is in the SEC Championship Game for a third straight season. The Bulldogs are 11-and-1 and their only loss was at home to South Carolina. Georgia Coach Kirby Smart likes how his team bounced back from that defeat