Louisiana ranks fourth on the list of states with the biggest increase in unemployment claims since last week, and fourth in unemployment claims since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Republicans, specifically from the House Energy Action Team (HEAT), disapprove of the cancelation of the Keystone XL Pipeline permit signed by President Joe Biden within the first few hours of his presidency.
In 2020, Louisiana had $52.8 million in total cash and investment holdings in its public pension funds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.