EconomyInsider Louisiana weekly initial unemployment claims drop 18% By Deanna B. Narveson - June 25, 2021 (iStock.com/JLGutierrez) FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Last week, 4,278 initial unemployment insurance claims were filed in Louisiana, down 18% from the 5,242 filed the week before, according to figures released today by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.