I'm thankful my husband still has his job in the oilfield, but there are many families in south Louisiana who are suffering because of the drop in oil prices. I know it scares me, and it's a real fear for them.
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McNeese students get a chance to meet with prospective employers this Monday at the McNeese recreation Complex. It's also a chance for employers to recruit students.
Liquid Natural Gas seems to be the future of Southwest Louisiana. Parallax Energy has announced plans for another LNG export facility on the Calcasieu River
We had two questions for you this past week. One dealt with falling crude prices effects on local jobs. The other was about the Louisiana State Police 20% raise for troopers.
Places like Lake Charles, Lafayette and Baton Rouge are heavily tied to the oil industry in the gulf. Lake Charles has diversified with casinos and natural gas; but the oil industry is still a huge economic powerhouse here. Do you think the low oil prices will cost us jobs in Southwest Louisiana?