The economy is hitting us all hard. Even the state Department of Transportation & Development is feeling the effects. Brooke Thorington explains…:

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The state Workforce Commission’s unemployment website, called, “HiRE”, is back online after an attempted malware attack took it down. 40 other states had websites attacked as well. The Louisiana Workforce Commission says unemployment payments in Louisiana will start processing soon. Because of new vender security features, payments could take up to 36 hours to process.

A Baton Rouge area man is lucky to be alive, after his pickup went over the guardrail of the elevated I-110 and fell nearly 50 feet to the ground below. The man gad to be cut from the mangled truck. He was taken to a local hospital. His injuries are reported to be serious, but he is expected to live. That crash is under investigation.

The Grambling State University volleyball coach who famously cut the entire team when she was hired has been fired from her job and all student athletes have been reinstated. Chelsey Lucas was under heavy scrutiny from parents and alumni as the players held scholarships with the institution. Kyle Mosley is the Managing Editor for Sports Illustrated’s HBCU Legends…:

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Grambling says a national search for a new coach is already underway.