Job statistics: Louisiana’s unemployment rate of 4.3, based on the latest report from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, is at an 11-year low, with job gains in New Orleans pushing its employment to its highest level since Hurricane Katrina and employment in Baton Rouge now at the highest recorded level, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today. See the full report.
Spooky: The Fifolet Halloween Festival is happening this weekend, hosted by 10/31 Consortium, a local nonprofit that aims to keep Halloween safe. Between the Baton Rouge Halloween Parade, Zombie Pub Crawl, Pumpkin Pi 3.14 Mile Race, Halloween Town and Giloween Halloween Bash, there’s a lot to do. Read the full rundown of events from 225 magazine.
Plane tests: Beginning next month, FAA researchers will recruit people to test how quickly planes can be evacuated in an emergency. Sixty at a time, people will be seated in a simulator laid out like a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320 and then testing whether packed planes are a safety risk. Read the full story.
