Queen Elizabeth is being laid to rest today in London. Among the millions of condolences is one from a Louisiana man who once threatened to sue her. Marsanne Golsby has more.
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Hurricane Fiona is the third hurricane and sixth named storm for the 2022 Atlantic Season. As we reach the peak of the season, AccuWeather has revised its predictions for the season. Brooke Thorington has more
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For a third straight month, Louisiana posts record-low un-employment numbers. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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Queen Elizabeth II is being laid to rest today. Did you know in 2003 Queen Elizabeth issued a formal apology for the illegal deportation of thousands of French Acadians from Nova Scotia in 1755? It was Louisiana attorney Warren Perrin who demanded an apology in 1990.
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Perrin’s own ancestors were among the ten thousand men, women, and children exiled. Many of those made their way to the swamps and marshes of Southern Louisiana, but about one third died on the way. After years of wrangling, and with help from the Canadian government, Queen Elizabeth issued a formal apology.
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And even though the queen is gone now, Perrin says she is still helping new generations of Louisiana students learn about their culture and history.
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The original signed apology from the British government is in the archives of Canada. The only other signed copy–with the queen’s signature–is at the Acadian museum in Erath.
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According to WalletHub Louisiana ranks 10th in the nation with the highest rate of job resignations. But with record low unemployment in the Bayou State where are those individuals working UNO business professor Mark Rosa says many are choosing to become online content providers.
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In addition to online jobs, Rosa says he’s heard of out-of-state accounting and law firms hiring remote employees in Louisiana. For example, an accounting firm in Chicago recruiting virtual talent and paying Windy City wages.
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And while service industry jobs like wait staff and the hospitality sector continue to have staffing shortages, Rosa says with more options to work remotely that include benefits are winning out.
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Rosa says many who’ve left the productive workforce have been able to sustain themselves with remote work. Georgia ranked 1st among states with the highest resignation rate, followed by Kentucky, Tennessee, Arizona, and Wyoming.
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Hurricane Fiona is just the third hurricane and sixth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic season. AccuWeather predicted an above-average season earlier with anywhere from 16 to 20 named storms. State Climatologist Barry Keim says now AccuWeather is calling for only 12 named storms which is considered below normal.
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In the spring NOAA forecasted 14 to 21 named storms and Colorado State University predicted 19 names storms, both above-average, for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.
Reasons for the revised forecast Keim says is so far, we’ve only had six named storms and we’re past the halfway point in the season. And even though a La Nina is in place along with above-average sea surface temperatures, conditions over the breeding grounds have not been favorable for the formation of storms.
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And while Keim says he’s not complaining whatsoever considering the last two seasons and their impact on Louisiana have been extremely harsh, it’s still too soon to say the Bayou State is out of the woods just yet.
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Keim says hurricanes have been known to arrive in Louisiana deep into the month of October before.
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Once again, Louisiana posts record low unemployment numbers. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Cates says this is three months in a row of benchmark low jobless claims and/or applications…:
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August figures show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.5-percent; that’s a record low number and the third consecutive month of declines. Cates says, yes, there are still a lot of unfilled jobs across the state…but the number of those applying for or collecting unemployment benefits has never been lower…:
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Cates says wages are coming up, which encourages more people to enter the workforce. She says LWC offers job assistance and even connections for on-the-job training, via its Tech Ready Louisiana program…:
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Cates says she anticipates unemployment numbers to keep falling as more Louisianans go back to work.
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The Saints turned it over five times on Sunday as they suffered their first loss of the season, falling to Tampa Bay 20-10. Quarterback Jameis Winston was sacked six times and he threw three interceptions in the final 12 minuts as the Buccaneers scored 17 points in the fourth quarter…
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Prior to the game, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reported that Winston has four fractures in his back, but there’s no risk of further damage. New Orleans Coach Dennis Allen says he didn’t think the back injury hampered Winston’s play…
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The LSU Tigers won their SEC opener on Saturday night, scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter to rally back from a 13-point deficit to beat Mississippi State 31-16. Tigers Coach Brian Kelly likes the grit his team showed…
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LSU went up tempo towards the end of the second quarter and scored a touchdown right before halftime and they kept up that fast pace in the second half as they began to wear down the Mississippi State defense. Quarterback Jayden Daniels says they like playing up-tempo…
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LSU’s defense gave up a 37-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, but kept the Bulldogs’ Air Raid offense in check for most of the game. They held State to 289 yards of total offense. Kelly credits the defense for following the game plan, which called for them to give the Bulldogs’ offense different looks…
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