layoffs

In an email sent to Ochsner Health employees, the company informed staff they will be laying off 770 employees...today.

Royal Dutch Shell announced on Wednesday that it is planning to cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2022 as a result of a collapse in demand for oil and the subsequent dip in oil prices amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

The layoffs, blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic, will take effect July 1st and include almost 250 employees at Evangeline Downs in St. Landry Parish.

Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory's office announced today that there are layoffs coming for employees of Lafayette Consolidated Government.

The plant is not officially closing at this time. It is simply ceasing operations. That means some of these jobs could come back.

These numbers were reported by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

The oil field service company says the 36 positions were eliminated earlier this month.

The layoffs come from many city departments and affect mainly part-time employees.

Waitr has announced it will be "refocusing its operations in Lafayette."

It's always sad to hear of folks losing their jobs. Frank's International has reported it has laid off a few employees at its Lafayette location.

Lafayette-based MidSouth Bank is expected to lay off 90 workers, that according to a notice on file with the Louisiana Workforce Commission.