For the second consecutive month, the state’s unemployment rate hit a record low, with a seasonally adjusted rate of 3-point-six-percent in July. And the number of people employed is the second highest in recorded history. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Cates says they hope to add even more jobs with the state’s new Tech Ready Program, which offers thousands of courses to help people gain new skills and increase their readiness..
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The state Department of Children and Family Services is hiring additional case workers after failing to respond adequately to reports of potential substance abuse involving a two-year-old child who ended up dying from a fentanyl overdose. DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says they are searching for people who want to help children…
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The northern half of the state is under a flash flood watch until Tuesday night as a big rain producing system is moving in from Texas. Six to eight inches of rain is possible through the middle of the week for north-central Louisiana. Four to six inches is possible for Shreveport. Monroe, Natchitoches and Jena.

Two years since Hurricane Laura slammed southwest Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish schools are still in need of repairs. Marsanne Golsby has more…
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