Working indoors is quite the luxury this time of year in Louisiana but for many people, their job requires them to outside. As the mercury rises there are precautions you should take. Brooke Thorington has more
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Dave Bartholomew the hard driving New Orleans Trumpeter and bandleader who co-wrote and produced most Fat’s Domino’s hits died Sunday at a local hospital. He was 100. Bartholomew and Domino formed the most successful partnership in New Orleans music history.
Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent in May, a .6 percent drop year to year, and a .1 percent drop from March.
Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says the state has 2,600 fewer unemployed than last month, and 12,000 since last year. She says in total it’s a record for the decade.
New Orleans paced the rest of the state in new jobs additions at 6,900, followed by Lafayette at 2,500.
Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. During the address, Edwards highlighted that Louisiana needs the China trade deal resolved, and soon, in an effort to return to stability.