Louisiana Layoffs — March 2015

Employers in Louisiana logged 5 WARN Act notices in March 2015, involving roughly 707 workers — falling below February and up 49% versus March 2014. The average filing covered 141 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	314
Other	2	284
Mining & Energy	1	109

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 314 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Other reported 284 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Saint Mary	1	275
Caddo	1	109
Ouachita	1	91
Jefferson	1	39

Saint Mary felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 275 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Amelia	1	275
Carrollton	1	193
Shreveport	1	109
West Monroe	1	91
New Orleans	1	39

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bollinger Marine and Fabrication	Amelia	275		2015-03-26
Wingspan Portfolio Advisors, Inc	Carrollton	193		2015-03-03
Enable Midstream	Shreveport	109		2015-03-11
Coast Professional, Inc	West Monroe	91		2015-03-05
Greif Packaging LLC	New Orleans	39		2015-03-02

The biggest impact was at Bollinger Marine and Fabrication at its Amelia facility, reporting 275 affected workers. Wingspan Portfolio Advisors, Inc followed with 193 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a mixed picture for Louisiana's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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.