Louisiana unemployment
January 28, 2015
WISE Fund on the chopping block; Budget cuts hit “red” states the hardest; Teachers retirement plan gets poor review; Job numbers up; and Sasol delays decision on massive industrial project
March 18, 2014
Amendment would protect home-care services; Jindal’s executive budget contains non-guaranteed revenues; Louisiana job count rises, largely due to leisure and hospitality sector; and Former state health leader accepts LSU health care job with nice salary.
January 8, 2014
The War on Poverty at 50: more work to do; State senator proposes changes to Tulane legislative scholarship; Jindal administration asks federal judge to rescind desegregation order; Payday loan industry faces fresh scrutiny in Shreveport; Teacher describes 15 months in virtual charter hell; and Texas Brine insurance dispute leaves local agencies in financial limbo.
September 23, 2013
Louisiana’s job picture improved in August; Decline in state’s uninsured population shows early benefits of ACA; Freedom is just another word for not enough to eat: Paul Krugman; State lacks funds for proper park maintenance; and Tax amnesty begins today; state must collect $200 million.
