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Being a greeter wasn't the way the idea started for Crowley resident Lois Richard in 1982. The thought was to have an associate stand at the door of Walmart to decrease shoplifting which had become a problem at the relatively new store.

Governor Edwards tells food stamp recipients if you want our help, you've got to do your part. This new order is expected to impact 47-thousand Louisiana residents.

Louisiana's film industry is suffering because of changes in the way our state extends tax credits to filmmakers. One industry insider is suggesting Hollywood South might become a shadow of what it once was.

The jobless rate was flat at 5.9 percent from January, and below February 2015's rate of 6.7 percent.

A homeless man in California was recently in his usual spot outside a Sacramento grocery store when something unusual happened. Frederick Callison wasn't begging for money or food. He was looking for a job.

Brian Moore, director of the Office of Workforce Development with the Louisiana Workforce Commission, joined Brandon and Bernie on Acadiana's Morning News to discuss opportunities available to job seekers in Louisiana.

Chances are somebody is going to be upset that the temperature is not quite right for them. The battle lines are usually drawn along gender lines. The men are always too hot and the women are always too cold.

There is actually positive news to report on the job situation in our state. The unemployment rate actually decreased in the final month of 2015.

I'm thankful my husband still has his job in the oilfield, but there are many families in south Louisiana who are suffering because of the drop in oil prices. I know it scares me, and it's a real fear for them.

Glassdoor released it's annual list of the top 25 jobs in America for 2016 and management, science, engineering and math seems to be the way to go.

According to a recent survey by Politico Magazine you and I are proud residents of the Worst State in the Union. Here's what they had to say about the place that you and I call home.

LEDA and Louisiana Workforce Commission have partnered with Stirling Properties and CBL & Associates Properties to host the Ambassador Town Center Career Fair this Thursday, January 14, from 9 AM - 2 PM at the Wydnham Garden Hotel on Pinhook.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Jan. 2 increased from the previous week's total.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Dec. 19 increased from the previous week's total.

What a difference 60 miles can make when it comes to job opportunities in South Louisiana.

Great news on the South Louisiana job front as two new projects at the Port of Iberia could create several hundred new jobs.

Officials announce an 11-billion dollar shot in the arm to the Cameron Parish and Southwest Louisiana economy.

Despite slumping oil prices Louisiana's economy continues to add more workers to the workforce.

Specifics: 15-20 hours/week; salary range $9-10/hour. Technical/business school training in bookkeeping or two years’ experience with bookkeeping software required.

The oil and gas industry has seen this before and will see it again. A downturn in prices usually leads to a downturn in employees.