Oil and gas

Second look shows oil prices hit harder on Louisiana jobs in 2015

BATON ROUGE – New seasonally-adjusted federal data for 2015 show Louisiana lost more jobs than earlier estimated, in large part weighed down by the impact of low oil prices, a news release from the Louisiana Workforce Commission stated.

Among those who were at the Hazelwood Energy Hub announcement at the Delta Grand Theater in Opelousas in September were, from left, Celeste Gomez, St. Landry Parish Tourism executive director; and Launey Griffith and Randy Esters, both of Louisiana State University Eunice. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Oil & gas downturn starting to hit home

The year closes out on what may be one of the worst downturns in the oil patch.
Employment and sales tax numbers for St. Landry Parish indicated the downturn in the oil and gas industry were hitting home.

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