An LSU economist predicts it will take at least two years to recover 90 percent of the jobs lost due to COVID-19. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The LSU AgCenter estimates Hurricane Laura caused 525-million dollars in damage to Louisiana farmers and one-point-one billion dollars to the Louisiana timber industry. In comparison, agricultural losses from hurricanes Rita and Katrina totaled one-point-five billion dollars.

The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control revoked the license of a Monroe bar after the establishment opened in defiance of the state’s Phase 3 COVID order. The owner of the Junkyard Bar, Lane Clark, says he opened his doors at 3 PM and 25 minutes later A-T-C officials arrived…
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Clark says he had to open his doors or else he’ll have to shut down for good.

The Louisiana Community and Technical College System launches a program that will train those who have lost their job during the pandemic. L-C-T-C-S President Monty Sullivan says money from the federal CARES Act will help pay for the training and they hope to train at least five-thousand individuals by June 30th for a high wage job that’s in demand…
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For more information on the Reboot Your Career program go to the l-c-t-c-s website.