unemployment

It appears that the HiRE website used by the Louisiana Workforce Commission is functional again and hopefully there'll be no more delay for benefit checks.

If you are currently one of the thousands of unemployed adults in Louisiana, insult has just been added to injury.

Legislation backed by the state’s most powerful business lobby that would end federally enhanced unemployment benefits five weeks early in exchange for a slight increase in state weekly benefits is headed to the Governor’s desk.

A study has been commissioned to determine if and when Louisiana should end enhanced unemployment benefits for job seekers.

A shortage of workers in Louisiana restaurants is being blamed on government pandemic policies.

A new audit from the State Legislative Auditor show the Louisiana Workforce Commission paid out more than $400 million dollars to people who were not eligible.

Roughly 161,400 out of work Louisiana residents will continue to receive $300 more per week on their unemployment checks.

That unemployment check you so desperately need from the Louisiana Workforce Commission, could be slightly delayed.

700 jobs are just gone in South Louisiana.

For thousands of Louisianians, things went from bad to "ain't no way" as they received notices saying they have to repay the unemployment insurance payments they received.