The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) has received a multimillion dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, to create approximately 4,000 Hurricane Gustav cleanup jobs.
The LWC, commonly referred to as the Louisiana Unemployment Office, will create the hurricane cleanup jobs to provide temporary wages to local unemployed workers, while doing its part to assist in Hurricane Gustav recovery efforts.
Update: The Louisiana Unemployment Office has created Hurricane Recovery Job Central, where job seekers may search for Hurricane Gustav jobs, and businesses and organizations may post same.
Workers who land cleanup jobs will help with cleanup, demolition, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of structures and public lands damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Gustav.
The workers will also help to provide food, clothing, shelter and other humanitarian assistance to Hurricane Gustav disaster victims.
The Louisiana Unemployment Office will coordinate funding and hiring for hurricane cleanup jobs with local Workforce Investment Boards, businesses, governments, faith-based organizations, and Business & Career Solutions Centers.
Workers, businesses and organizations may request more information about the hurricane cleanup jobs by contacting the nearest open or mobile Business & Career Solutions Center, generally referred to as a One-Stop Career Center or a variation of same.
To locate the nearest center, use the locator facility provided by the One-Stop Career System or call 1-877-872-5627 (TTY: 1-877- 889-5627). Call a center before visiting, to be sure that it’s open. Some might still be closed because of the damage caused by Hurricane Gustav, but the Louisiana Unemployment Office set up a few mobile centers until the closed ones reopen.
For information about open and mobile Business & Career Solutions Centers, along with information about unemployment benefits and Disaster Unemployment Assistance in Louisiana, see the blog post Hurricane Gustav Unemployment Assistance.
