The Louisiana Economic Outlook report shows the state will lose 105-thousand jobs in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 impacts on the economy. LSU Economist Loren Scott says it will take until 2022, before the state recovers 90-percent of the jobs that are lost. Scott says the recovery will be slow, because oil prices will only rise to 49 dollars a barrel by 2022…
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Bar owners are suffering as most of them are not allowed to re-open based on Louisiana’s coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Lane Clark owns the Junkyard Bar in Monroe and says it’s not fair…
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Clark tried to open his bar yesterday and A-T-C officials arrived 25 minutes later and revoked his license.

The Louisiana Community and Technical College System launches a program designed to help those who are unemployed due to the pandemic. LCTCS President Monty Sullivan says the Reboot Your Career program aims to train no less than 5000 individuals by June 30th.
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Training will be for in-demand jobs such as industrial technology, healthcare, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, and information technology. For more information go to the L-C-T-C-S website.

Kenner Police is looking for 31-year-old Elder Paz-Perez. Commander of Criminal Investigations Michael Cunningham says Paz-Perez is one of three people accused of raping a 10-year-old girl after she locked herself in the bathroom in an effort to protect herself…
cut 12 (09) “…track him down”
Raul and Wilmer Paz-Perez have already been arrested for their roles in the alleged assault.