Keen Miller is scheduled to host an employment law forum on Friday.
Keen Miller will host the annual Employment Law Forum on Friday in the Lawton section of Tiger Stadium.
Registration for the free half-day event opens at 8 a.m., with the program continuing at 8:30 a.m. The presentation will cover changes in state laws regarding employee marijuana use, responding to “shoppers” and complying with new developments under federal law. Fair Labor Standards Act.
For more information, go to keanmiller.com/kean-miller-annual-employment-law-forum.html
Hilton New Orleans Airport under new management
USLI Hospitality Management has added the 319-room Hilton New Orleans Airport to its portfolio.
USLI CEO Mark J. Rosinski said the hotel’s location is ideal. The company plans to grow group and event operations to generate additional revenue opportunities.
Green Heart Foods to Change to Freshter, Plans to Expand
Green Heart Foods, a Baton Rouge-based purveyor of healthy, prepared foods, is switching to Freshter.
Founders Tan Nguyen, John Pham and Vinh Tran will remain as owners, and the group has no plans to change the food served at the two Baton Rouge and Denham Springs locations. The purpose of rebranding is to give the concept a more fresh name, look and feel.
The company wants to add more locations and Nguyen said the changes are the main driver for growth.
Freshter offers a variety of grab-and-go prepackaged meals to meet dietary needs and restrictions, including low-carb, gluten-free, active lifestyle and low-calorie foods.
LSU Construction Management studying precast concrete
A research team from LSU’s Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management is developing fiber-reinforced concrete composites, also known as prestressed concrete.
The team is led by Hasan Nurvand, LSU’s construction management research associate, with department professor Marwa Hasan and Tyson Rupnow, associate director of the Louisiana Transportation Research Center. They got a patent for creating bent concrete.
The goal is to make precast concrete more cost-effective and practical. The product is a promising option to extend the sustainability and service life of the infrastructure.
Precast concrete uses more cement, which is more expensive and has a more negative impact on the environment. Researchers are looking for a replacement for cement.
