New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is seeking federal assistance on security plans for the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras.
President Biden has granted the mayor’s request to have Mardi Gras be upgraded to a SEAR 1 event, the highest Special Event Assessment Rating by the Department of Homeland Security. The Super Bowl is already designated as a SEAR 1 event.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck southeast of Mooringsport, early this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This tremor follows another 3.0 magnitude earthquake reported late Sunday night in the same region of Caddo Parish. U.S. Geological Survey Research Geophysicist Thomas Pratt says this has been occurring for the past few weeks.
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In 2024, several tremors were recorded in northern parts of the state.
Since 2019, Louisiana’s economy showed mixed progress according to the Committee of 100’s (C100) year-end report that shows wages statewide have increased by 25-percent.
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Changes to unemployment insurance in Louisiana took effect January 1st. Robert Wooley, the assistant secretary of Unemployment Insurance Administration at the Louisiana Workforce Commission, says benefits have gone down from 26 weeks to between 12 and 20 weeks, depending on the unemployment rate.
Wooley says there are ways that people can get up to eight additional weeks of benefits.