Thursday, July 23, 2020 Coronavirus Louisiana weekly initial unemployment claims rise by more than 5,700 By Deanna B. Narveson - July 23, 2020 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint (iStock.com/JLGutierrez) Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana rose to 32,079 last week, up from 26,351 the week before, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. For comparison, during the same week … Already an INSIDER? Sign in.