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One in six couples will experience infertility at some point in their lives. It is a painful and often very private health struggle. But what happens when the mental toll follows an employee into the office? Motivated by a personal connection to the condition, Michael Johnson, associate professor in the Rucks Department of Management, teamed up with colleagues nationwide to break new ground in work-family research.

Dana Hollie has been appointed as the new chair of the Department of Accounting at the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business.

The Louisiana Economy Forecasting Model, maintained by the Department of Economics, provides economic forecasts for Louisiana and the state’s nine metropolitan areas for the current quarter and three quarters ahead. The forecasts for the second quarter of 2026 through the first quarter of 2027 suggest continuing slow growth in state employment, but slightly stronger growth in GSP.