Business

Employees at Boiling Madd in Patterson empty crawfish into an ice chest Saturday. Employees are helping each other by redistributing hours to help those most in need.

Submitted Photo/Melinda Fields

Money and credit cards now are sanitized at East Gate Barbecue as a safeguard against COVID-19.

Submitted Photo/Harlan Kappel

With new rules, restaurants learn new ways to work

Mon, 04/06/2020 - 11:14am

Tri-City area businesses have been weathering the challenges they are faced with due to COVID-19.

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New La. jobless claims soar

Mon, 04/06/2020 - 11:08am

New unemployment claims in Louisiana spiked again in the week ending March 26 , as many businesses statewide keep their doors closed or limit operations in hopes of slowing the spread of the new c

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AgCenter surveys economic damage to crawfish producers

Mon, 04/06/2020 - 10:57am

CROWLEY — The LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Farm Bureau are conducting a survey to determine the economic damage to Louisiana crawfish producers caused by the coronavirus.