The state now has just over 17,000 COVID-19 cases, and a total of 652 fatalities. The state has now received funding from the CARES Act to pay additional unemployment benefits. Those will now include an additional $600/weekly through July and will include gig workers, 1099 workers, and the self-employed. Payments will start Monday.
Drivers are staying home, and that’s saving auto insurance companies a lot of money. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon spoke with Matt Doyle about getting those saving passed on to customers…
The LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Farm Bureau are surveying crawfish producers to determine the economic damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak. LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says the information collected will be turned over to the U-S-D-A in an effort to get assistance for the industry
Cut 9 (12) “…economic impact.″
Crawfish producers have been hurt by a glut of crawfish because restaurants can only offer carryout or delivery service.
A Louisiana Oil and Gas Association survey projects more than 23-thousand jobs in the industry are at immediate risk. Association President Gifford Briggs calls for the suspension of state severance tax collections for one year, oil and gas storage capacity expanded and legislation to end government-led coastal lawsuits
Cut 14 (08) “…or investment”