Louisiana Layoffs — July 2014

Employers in Louisiana logged 4 WARN Act notices in July 2014, involving roughly 196 workers — falling below June and down 58% versus July 2013. The average filing covered 49 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Construction	1	126
Other	1	45
Wholesale Trade	1	21
Mining & Energy	1	4

The Construction sector dominated layoff filings with 126 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Other reported 45 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
West Baton Rouge	1	126
Pointe Coupee	1	45
Saint Mary	1	4

West Baton Rouge was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 64% of all affected workers with 126 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Addis	1	126
Livonia	1	45
St. Rose	1	21
Morgan City	1	4

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
CB&I Addis Shop	Addis	126		2014-07-17
Professional Transportation, Inc	Livonia	45		2014-07-25
St. Rose Nursery	St. Rose	21		2014-07-30
McDermott Inc	Morgan City	4		2014-07-30

The biggest impact was at CB&I Addis Shop at its Addis facility, reporting 126 affected workers. Professional Transportation, Inc followed with 45 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Louisiana, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Construction 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.