12:30 LRN Newscast

The good news is, layoffs are starting to subside. The bad news – those who are looking for jobs due to getting laid off are finding it hard to land one. U-N-O professor of business economics Mark Rosa says workers in one industry have artificial intelligence to blame for the lack of jobs.

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While layoffs are now at their lowest level since the pandemic, the hiring rate in August fell to just 3.3-percent, its lowest rate in more than a decade.

Two high school football teams involved in a brawl following their game last week will be forfeiting their games this week. That’s the ruling handed down by the LHSAA against both North Vermillion and Comeaux high schools. North Vermillion was slated to play Teurlings, and Comeaux was set to take on Saint Thomas More. Those two schools are now scrambling to find opponents on short notice.

Tired of the heat? Good news…a cold front moves across Louisiana today, bringing a welcome change after weeks of sweltering heat and humidity. Sean Richardson has more…

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