News roundup: Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana rise on the week … Louisiana and other oil-producing states battered as tax-gushing wells are shut down … Fed-up creditors seek to put US energy’s zombies into bankruptcy

    On the way up: First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Dec. 19 increased from the previous week's total. The state labor department figures released Monday show t…


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