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Change is on the horizon for job seekers in Louisiana, with new rules coming in January that could shake up the unemployment game.

Stacker has compiled a list of parishes in Louisiana with the highest unemployment rates in November 2023, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The parishes are ranked by their preliminary unemployment rate, with ties broken by the number of unemployed individuals in each parish. It's important to note that these parish-level unemployment rates are not adjusted for seasonal variations.

It appears that the HiRE website used by the Louisiana Workforce Commission is functional again and hopefully there'll be no more delay for benefit checks.

If you are currently one of the thousands of unemployed adults in Louisiana, insult has just been added to injury.

“This really shows that there is an issue with this process but doesn’t fully capture the magnitude of the issue.”

Potential employers and employees will have what folks in the military call a "target-rich environment."

A new audit from the State Legislative Auditor show the Louisiana Workforce Commission paid out more than $400 million dollars to people who were not eligible.

Have you ever screwed up and double paid a bill? If so, don't feel too bad about it because Louisiana has reportedly made hundreds of millions in unemployment benefit payments to people who aren't even eligible for for them. WDSU.com reports that between January and September of 2020, Louisiana paid out over $405,000,000 worth of unemployment benefits to ineligible Louisianans...

If you missed out on stimulus money you can claim it on your taxes. If you received unemployment benefits, get ready for a huge tax day shock.

Roughly 161,400 out of work Louisiana residents will continue to receive $300 more per week on their unemployment checks.

700 jobs are just gone in South Louisiana.

More than 800,000 have applied for unemployment insurance this year.