Louisiana employers continue adding jobs
Louisiana is on a winning streak of sorts in job growth. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Louisiana added 4,000 non-farm jobs last month and more than 20,000 non-farm jobs in the last year. "We've seen 44 consecutive months with an over the year gain in our seasonally adjusted non-farm employment data ...
Dec 20, 2024
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LDH: workers can no longer promote flu, COVID, mpox vaccines
The Louisiana Department of Health is prohibiting workers from promoting seasonal vaccines like flu, COVID and mpox. That includes advertising, promoting on social media, giving media interviews and holding vaccine events. Rosemary Westwood broke the story for NPR; she says health professionals she's talked to are conc...
Dec 20, 2024
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1 in 4 Rewards Cardholders are leaving money on the table
Many Americans are missing out on credit card rewards, according to a recent Bankrate survey. About 40-percent of U.S. adults lack a rewards credit card, and 23-percent of rewards cardholders didn't redeem rewards in the past year. Bankrate Senior Analyst Ted Rossman says many people are missing out. "Maybe becaus...
Dec 20, 2024
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AAA estimates a record number of travelers to close out 2024
AAA projects 119 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more during the year-end holidays from December 21 to January 1, narrowly surpassing the 2019 record by 64,000 travelers. This includes 3 million more travelers than last year. AAA Spokesperson Don Redman says with Christmas falling on a Wednesday, peak travel ...
Dec 20, 2024
Civil rights groups to schools: Don't post the Ten Commandments
Civil rights organizations are urging school districts not to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms starting January 1st as required by a new state law. "As we stand here today, the law is unconstitutional," says Alanah Odoms, ACLU Louisiana executive director. "And so I would really urge all districts...
Dec 19, 2024
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