Louisiana Layoffs — October 2007

Employers in Louisiana reported 4 WARN Act notices in October 2007, displacing an estimated 477 workers. The average filing covered 119 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	3	422
Information & Technology	1	55

The Manufacturing sector topped the list of affected industries with 422 workers across 3 notices. Notably, Information & Technology reported 55 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
De Soto	1	294
Jefferson	2	100
Lafourche	1	83

De Soto bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 294 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Logansport	1	294
Lockport	1	83
Metairie	1	55
New Orleans	1	45

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Louisiana this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Georgia Pacific Corporation	Logansport	294		2007-10-30
Valentine Paper	Lockport	83		2007-10-29
At&T	Metairie	55		2007-10-17
United States Gypsum Company	New Orleans	45		2007-10-23

The most significant filing came from Georgia Pacific Corporation at its Logansport facility, reporting 294 affected workers. Valentine Paper followed with 83 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Louisiana labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Louisiana. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Louisiana WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.