Louisiana’s emergency rental aid program gets streamlined

The Louisiana Housing Corporation said it has streamlined the application for emergency rental aid...

US layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000,...

Big rebound expected for Q3 after US economy fell 31.4% in spring

 The U.S. economy plunged at a record rate in the spring but is poised...

Housing aid for Louisiana renters facing eviction slow to be disbursed

A $24 million rental aid program Gov. John Bel Edwards announced in July for...

Fed report: Racial disparities weren’t improving before the recession 

The solid growth that the U.S. enjoyed before the viral pandemic paralyzed the economy...

COVID-19 legislative special session starts this evening  

Only three months removed from their last gathering, Louisiana legislators return today for a...

Initial US jobless claims rise slightly; fraud and backlogs cloud data

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000,...

Hurricane Laura electric damage in Louisiana climbs to $1.4B

Entergy Corp. says the cost to restore electricity and repair power lines damaged in...

Congress haggles over temporary funding bill; no sign of additional COVID-19 aid  

Democrats controlling the House unveiled a government-wide temporary funding bill today that would keep...

COVID-19 threat continues to drive joblessness in US

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a...
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