News roundup: Louisiana weekly unemployment insurance claims decrease … Number of rigs actively searching for oil, gas continues to fall … BP engineer pleads guilty to deleting text messages

    Claim game: First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Oct. 31 decreased from the previous week's total. The state labor department figures released today show the i…


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