The Louisiana Workforce Commission announced Thursday that it was extending the application period in the 20 parishes that were part of the federal disaster declaration.
The American Community Survey shows that Louisiana is home to 427,000 working-age people with disabilities and some 295,000 of them are not in the workforce.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission's Rapid Response Team, in cooperation with UAW Local 2166, will be offering help to Shreveport General Motors workers next week.