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  • Police chief's polygraph targets racist applicants

    March 8, 2013 7:57 AM

    COOPERTOWN, Tenn. - The chief of a small-town police department in Tennessee says racists aren't going to want to be on his force once they find out they can't get hired without taking a polygraph. Coopertown Police Chief Shane Sullivan says the test doesn't ask people if they're racist -... more »
  • Malzahn swiftly hires vet, protege as coordinators

    December 7, 2012 11:51 AM

    AUBURN, Ala. - New Auburn coach Gus Malzahn has swiftly brought in his 29-year-old protege and a veteran defensive coordinator. Malzahn was flanked Friday morning by new offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee and 60-year-old former Southern Miss coach Ellis Johnson, who will lead Auburn's defense. Lashlee played quarterback for Malzahn at... more »
  • New revenue secretary starts as executive counsel

    October 9, 2012 5:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal's new revenue secretary Tim Barfield is on the job - but not officially as the secretary. Barfield has started working as executive counsel at the Louisiana Department of Revenue until the state Senate confirms his appointment as secretary, a move that won't happen until... more »
  • Louisiana revamps unemployment system Play Video

    August 1, 2012 10:56 PM

    BATON ROUGE - People looking for work could have an easier time of getting noticed, and the state could have a new way of cutting down unemployment costs. Louisiana is the first state with new technology dubbed "HIRE", or Helping Individuals Reach Employment, to connect employers to the unemployed.... more »
  • Sugarcane farmers use program to hire workers Play Video

    May 22, 2012 5:35 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Bobby Morris knows a thing or two about sugarcane farming. "I grew up on the farm, I'm a fourth-generation farmer," he told News 2. Morris Farms has about 1600 acres of sugarcanes, and a lot of hard work comes with that. That's made it difficult for... more »
  • Lawmakers question VA's plans to hire more staff

    May 8, 2012 11:21 AM

    WASHINGTON- Federal lawmakers are casting doubts on the adequacy of the Department of Veterans Affairs' plans to hire 1,900 additional workers to improve access to mental health care. Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the House committee with jurisdiction over veterans' issues, said the VA's plans looked like a knee-jerk reaction... more »
  • Key witnesses may testify today at "Boosie" trial

    May 7, 2012 10:30 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Day three of testimony in the murder for hire trial of Torrence Hatch, better known as rapper "Lil Boosie", is set to begin. Hatch is accused of paying Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding $2,800 to kill Terry Boyd in October of 2009. Louding and Adrain Pittman's... more »
  • Local rapper Lil Boosie back in court Play Video

    April 24, 2012 2:19 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Local rapper Lil Boosie is back in court this afternoon. Today's hearing had to be reschedule from last Friday when his attorney could not make it to court. Boosie's real name is Torrance Hatch. He's charged with a murder-for-hire plot. This is a motions... more »
  • Wanted: Astronauts

    November 15, 2011 7:16 PM

    NASA is advertising for new astronauts to hire but there are no U.S. spacecraft to fly them into orbit. People can even apply on a giant government website since veteran astronauts are leaving the space agency. So in front of dozens of elementary school students, NASA unveiled its biggest ever... more »
  • DHH chief's former employer tapped for $34M contract

    June 8, 2011 2:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Under intense pressure from state senators, Louisiana Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein has acknowledged that his department wants to hire his former employer for a $34 million state Medicaid contract. Greenstein announced the recommended selection of CNSI on Wednesday before the Senate and Governmental Affairs... more »
  • Purcell recommended for commissioner's job

    February 23, 2011 1:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Arkansas's top education leader could be Louisiana's next commissioner of higher education. Dr. Jim Purcell received a favorable recommendation from the Board of Regents Search Committee today, and his hiring will go before the full board Thursday for consideration. Purcell has been the director of... more »
  • Mayor to name new Pineville police chief

    October 11, 2010 6:16 AM

    The new chief of the Pineville Police Department will be named on Tuesday. Pineville Mayor Clarence Fields says he narrowed the list of candidates to four and went into the weekend trying to decide which one he would choose to lead the city's police department. Field said three of the... more »
  • Training begins at sweet potato plant

    June 4, 2010 8:46 AM

    Officials say about 1,700 people have applied for 240 hourly jobs at the ConAgra Foods Inc. sweet potato processing plant near Delhi, and the first 80 will be hired by July 12. The opening is expected in September. Plant human resources says 500 applicants have been invited to a pre-employment... more »
  • Man arrested for running a hiring scam

    May 26, 2010 6:30 AM

    Alexandria police arrested a man they say was running a hiring scam when he was meeting with potential "employees" at a local motel. Police say about 20 men were there to meet with Dereius Davis, who said he could hire them for work at the Diamond B Construction company. When... more »
  • New director at Port of Lake Charles

    April 27, 2010 5:10 AM

    The director of operations at the Port of Lake Charles, Bill Rase III has been promoted to port director. Rase was chosen Monday from among six finalists. Port attorney Mike Dees has been acting director since Adam McBride retired last year. Rase graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1971 and... more »
  • Federal grant to result in 15 new firefighters

    April 8, 2010 7:27 AM

    A $1.1 million federal grant awarded to the Shreveport Fire Department could result in as many as 15 new front-line firefighters being hired in September. Fire Chief Brian Crawford announced Wednesday that the grant is expected to result in 12 of the city's busiest fire trucks, on average, to be... more »

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