The U-S Labor Department figures show there are more people employed in Louisiana than ever before. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Direcotr Ava Dejoie says education and health services added 78-hundred jobs for the year, while leisure and hospitalitity gained 67-hundred jobs…
cut 13 (08) “…economic development”
New Orleans gained 29-hundred jobs over the past month, while Monroe was the only metro area to report a jobs loss over the last month.

Legislation allowing riverboat casinos to move their gaming operations on land was one of the biggest bills to pass in the 2018 regular session. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the chances of any further gaming legislation making headway next year, like sports betting, is slim…
cut 6 (09) “….the plauge”

Lake Charles-based Waiter believes their online restaurant delivery service will only get better as a result of the 308-million dollar acquisition by a Texas billionaire. Chris Meaux is the company’s founder and will continue as chairman of the board of directors…
cut 10 (07) “…in Lousiaina”
Waitr is available in over 30 metro areas from Texas to South Carolina. They also have offices in Lafayette and Baton Rouge.

The founder of the Cajun Navy 2016, Jon Bridgers of Walker, has been arrested on contractor fraud accusations. His lawyer Philip House says Bridgers insists it’s a contractual dispute wrought with miscommunication with a homeowner…
Cut 3 (10) “other issues”
According to the arrest report, Bridgers agreed to repair a home in East Baton Rouge Parish for 47-thousand dollars, but never finished the work.