Winning a national championship has resulted in a six-year contract extension worth 42-million dollars for LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says there were doubters when former athletics director Joe Alleva hired Orgeron, but it’s a perfect fit…
cut 7 (10) “…college football”
Higgins doesn’t see the big-money deal slowing down Orgeron.

LSU marketing professor Courtney Szocs has conducted research that found low volume music and noise at stores and restaurants led to increased sales of healthy foods due to induced relaxation…
cut 11 (10) “…decision”
Szocs says their field studies conducted in a cafe and supermarket also found that high volume ambient music leads to a higher proportion of sales of unhealthy foods.

Onlineschoolsreport.com ranks Northwestern State University’s online Bachelor of General Studies as the number two program in the nation. The rankings looked at various factors including student satisfaction and median debt by program. Executive Director of Academic Advising Steve Hicks…
Cut 3 (11) “…is an honor.”
Hicks says the general studies program is an appropriate for those in the workforce who may have an employer that requires a degree for upward mobility.

New Orleans native and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning announced his retirement from football today. Longtime Manning family friend and Newman High School head football coach Nelson Stewart says Eli has represented the state well…
cut 13 (10) “…level of character”