With only $44 billion in FEMA funding earmarked for Lost Wages Assistance, the program will likely be short-lived depending on the number of states participating and how many eligible claimants each state has. The Louisiana Workforce Commission will conduct an outreach effort to help qualify as many as 20,000 Louisianans...
Gov. Edwards Says State is Examining Unemployment Payment Options Under Trump’s Executive Order
Though it wouldn't last long or even cover all of the state's unemployed workers, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that the state is looking into the logistics of implementing enhance unemployment benefits through Pres. Donald Trump's executive order. Trump's order would provide an additional $300 in benefits that would...
SUNO Hosts Career Fair on Oct. 3
Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) will host a career fair from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 in the Millie M. Charles School of Social Work Auditorium, 6801 Press Drive, New Orleans, LA 70126. The fair, which is open to the public, is designed to give participants...