I'm fairly ignorant about this subject, being that I already live here, but I know they're having a really hard time finding people to work in Louisiana. I've heard that a newly reopened casino had to import people to work there from the Bahamas. I also heard a caller on the radio say that driving there he saw a "Now Hiring" sign at McDonalds...starting pay $12.50/hour. Usually an entry level job there is minimum wage ($5.15) or slightly above. I know you don't wanna work at McDonalds, but that's just to illustrate my point that they can't find people to work.