Holiday cheer: The week before Christmas saw slightly fewer jobless claims in Louisiana, about 1%, than the week before. But overall, unemployment claims for the month of December continued to increase week over week, as well as for the same period in 2011. To read the complete report click here.
Party central: If you’re headed to the Crescent City to ring in the New Year, you’ll be in one of the top party spots in the country, according to Priceline.com. The online travel broker recently released its list of the Top 50 destinations for New Year’s celebrations, and the New Orleans French Quarter ranked second on the list, just behind mid-town Manhattan but ahead of Las Vegas, Orlando and Miami. Click here to see the full list.
Not so sweet: In the midst of Louisville’s Sugar Bowl preparations in New Orleans, some legal trouble came to light earlier today for the university and its head football coach, Charlie Strong. Multiple reports say former Cardinals defensive linemen Patrick Grant filed a lawsuit against the university and Strong for forcing him to cover up an assault he suffered when two teammates allegedly beat him in the locker room Oct. 24, 2010 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. To learn more, click here.
