There were 210 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending October 30, a 18 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 161 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending October 30, a 14.2 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 40 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending October 30, a 18.4 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 40 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending October 30, a 2.6 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 29 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending October 30, a 19.4 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 17 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending October 30, a 13.3 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 29 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending October 30, a 12.1 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 55 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending October 23, a 40.2 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 81,058 total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Louisiana in 2020, a 2.3 percent decrease from 2019, according to the official Social Security Administration website.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for December 2021 in the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan statistical area was 174,900, a 1.9 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 59 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending October 23, a 41 percent decrease from the previous week.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for November in Louisiana's Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan statistical area was 171,700, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.