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$600 a week unemployment payments to start Monday in Louisiana, governor says
NOLA.com ^ | 4/8/20 | Sam Karlin

Posted on 04/08/2020 7:10:57 PM PDT by Meatspace

Louisiana is set to start doling out supercharged unemployment benefits of $600 more a week on Monday, providing the first wave of relief to a staggering number of residents seeking aid as the coronavirus rocks the state’s economy.

But as benefits begin flowing and officials project no part of Louisiana is on track to run out of hospital beds or ventilators in the coming 10 days, Gov. John Bel Edwards warned Wednesday it will be a long time before things return to normal.

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1 posted on 04/08/2020 7:10:57 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: Meatspace

Wow.


2 posted on 04/08/2020 7:24:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To be issued in genuine Louisiana dollars.

3 posted on 04/08/2020 7:29:58 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: Meatspace

That bill would go for 10 times that on eBay. Gimme a fistful.


4 posted on 04/08/2020 7:34:55 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Why should I walk into the great unknown, when I can sit here, and throw my bones?)
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To: Meatspace

Tens of thousands of people in Florida is totally p!ssed at being the bottom of the barrel ($275/wk for only 12 weeks), and the computer system has totally collapsed under the weight of so filing at once. Almost everyone reports website problems and it’s impossible to get through the phones.


5 posted on 04/08/2020 7:35:31 PM PDT by prophetic (Trump is today's DANIEL. Shut the mouth of lions Lord, let his enemies be the Cat Food instead.)
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Thank God DeSantis is not up in November. That website sucks bad! And I love the guy.


6 posted on 04/08/2020 7:40:38 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Viking2002

There is a shop on Royal St. that seeks CSA currency.


7 posted on 04/08/2020 7:45:36 PM PDT by Meatspace
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Who knows, at the rate we are going, maybe rebel currency will be legal tender in some states again.


8 posted on 04/08/2020 7:53:15 PM PDT by redfreedom
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Gov. John Bel Edwards warned Wednesday it will be a long time before things return to normal

Kiss my ass comrade.


9 posted on 04/08/2020 8:08:27 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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Wonder how they are handling the self-employed?


10 posted on 04/08/2020 8:35:39 PM PDT by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
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To: redshawk

20 year supply of Gator Tags for free, a Pirogue, pole and Club.


11 posted on 04/08/2020 8:47:25 PM PDT by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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Me oh my oh!


12 posted on 04/09/2020 2:57:15 AM PDT by jmacusa (If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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