Janelle Rucker, Shreveport Times, October 23, 2006 Conditions concerning emergency room nurses at LSU Hospital have improved a little, they say, but there is still work to be done. Members of AFSCME Union Local No. 2649 met with hospital administration and state legislators Aug. 8 to make them aware of numerous concerns about the state of the emergency room. Long wait times for patients, unsafe working conditions and conflicts with hospital administration were some of the issues raised at the meeting. ... LSU