A new report shows Louisiana has more jobs than it did before the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to the First Quarter 2025 Economic Dashboard by Leaders for a Better Louisiana. CEO Adam Knapp says the report notes a 1.1-percent increase in jobs over the past year and a 2.2-percent rise over two years, with 41-hundred more jobs than in February 2020.
Knapp says the growth in jobs can be found in healthcare, education and government.
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival gets underway today at the Fair Grounds Race Course. Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis says the festival has something for everyone’s musical tastes…
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Jazz Fest runs this weekend and next weekend too.
The House Civil Law Committee has approved legislation that would limit contingency fees, which is the money a lawyer can make from lawsuits. Under Lafayette Republican Troy Hebert’s proposal, the contingency fees would be limited to 10-percent on the first 15-thousand dollars in damages, if the lawyer wins the case. Greenwell Springs Republican Lauren Ventrella expressed some reservations but ultimately voted in favor.
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The measure passed on a 10 to 2 vote and heads to the full house for more consideration.
The 2025 NFL draft is tonight, and former LSU and Neville High football star Will Campbell is in Green Bay to hear his name called early in the first round…
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That audio is courtesy of KNOE-TV sports. Campbell was a dominant offensive tackle for the Tigers and several mock drafts have the Patriots taking Campbell with the fourth overall pick.