News roundup: First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana decrease … After gains, Louisiana’s oil and gas rig count drops by 4 … For more US cities, downtown is becoming a center of economic strength

    Inching downward: First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending July 30 decreased from the previous week's total, The Associated Press reports. The state labor departme…


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