The Louisiana Workforce Commission says total private employment has seen an increase in jobs over the year for 21 consecutive months. Also, seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment is at its highest level since 2015, and Workforce Commission Chief Economist Ali Bustamante says the state added 41-hundred jobs from October to November.
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The state’s unemployment rate fell slightly over the year to 4.7 percent in November.

LSU and Oklahoma hold their first practices in Atlanta today as they prepare for their semifinal game in the Peach Bowl. Peach Bowl C-E-O Gary Stokan says they are expecting a bunch of points inside the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday…
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Coach Ed Orgeron will speak with the media this afternoon.

An effort to raise the legal smoking age to 21-years-old failed in Louisiana this year, but it doesn’t matter, because the federal government is raising the legal age to purchase tobacco and vaping products to 21. Louisiana Health Secretary Rebekah Gee is thrilled…
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The new age requirement is expected to go into effect in nine months.

Four Louisiana organiziations are sharing 245-thousand dollars in grant money from California-based Gilead Sciences to fight H-I-V in Louisiana. Corporate Contributions Director Arun Skaria says Central Louisiana AIDS Support Services, Louisiana Public Health Insitute, Brotherhood Inc and 504 Health Net will receive the funds…
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