WARN Act filings filed with the Louisiana workforce agency.
Last updated: Aug 31, 2026 · Showing last 24 months
Louisiana has recorded 24 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 5,013 workers across 19 companies. The most active filer is SafeSource Direct with 4 filings. Most filings are concentrated in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Rose. Filing dates range from Jan 7, 2025 through Dec 5, 2025. Employers provided an average of 53 days notice before the effective date. Manufacturing accounts for the largest share of affected workers at 59%. The five largest employers account for 67 percent of the 5,013 workers affected in this window, led by SafeSource Direct with 1,138.
Note: 100% of filings do not specify type.
If your employer filed a WARN notice in Louisiana, you are entitled to 60 days advance written notice before your last day. During the notice period, you remain employed with regular pay and benefits. If your employer gave less than 60 days notice, you may be entitled to back pay and benefits for each day of the shortfall. After your last day, file for unemployment insurance with the Louisiana workforce agency as soon as possible. Review your COBRA options to continue health coverage for up to 18 months. Visit your local America's Job Center for free career counseling, resume help, and retraining vouchers. Ask specifically about Rapid Response services, which are designed for WARN-affected workers.
Apply online at the Louisiana workforce agency. You may be eligible before your last day.
Continue your employer health plan for up to 18 months, or compare lower-cost options on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Employers with 100 or more employees must give 60 days written notice before mass layoffs or plant closings.
Free career counseling, resume help, job search assistance, and retraining programs through CareerOneStop.
America's Job Centers offer free career counseling, resume help, job search assistance, and retraining vouchers for WARN-affected workers. Ask about Rapid Response services.
Louisiana follows the federal WARN Act with no additional state-level requirements. All data on this page is sourced from official filings published by the Louisiana workforce agency. Filings through Dec 5, 2025. View source data at Louisiana workforce agency →
Louisiana has no separate state layoff notice statute. Employers here follow the federal WARN Act, which sets the floor in every state.
65%
of Louisiana employers gave the full 60 days notice
Measured across 23 filings where both the notice date and the layoff date are on record. Median 60 days.
Federal WARN requires 60 days written notice before a covered plant closing or mass layoff, and reaches employers with 100 or more employees.
Because Louisiana adds no state requirement, a layoff below those thresholds can be entirely lawful with no notice at all, and will not appear in the filings on this page. What WARN does not cover.
WARN allows reduced notice for unforeseeable business circumstances, faltering companies seeking capital, and natural disasters. An employer relying on one of those has to say so in the notice. What the 35 percent figure shows is that the 60 days people expect is not what they typically get.
Source: Louisiana Workforce Commission. Checked 2026-08-10. Plain-language summary, not legal advice. State legislatures amend these rules; confirm the current text before relying on it.
| Company | City | Type | Workers | Effective | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensco | Not Provided | 75 | 2026-02-10 | 2025-12-05 | |
| The Service Companies | Not Provided | 76 | 2026-02-01 | 2025-12-02 | |
| General Dynamics | Not Provided | 103 | 2025-11-14 | 2025-11-14 | |
| Premier Health Consultants | Not Provided | 140 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-10-31 | |
| SafeSource Direct | Not Provided | 56 | 2025-11-25 | 2025-09-16 | |
| Smitty's Supply | Not Provided | 450 larger than 96% of filings |
2025-08-22 | 2025-08-25 | |
| PosiGen | Rose | 166 | 2025-08-25 | 2025-08-25 | |
| SafeSource Direct | Broussard | 541 larger than 97% of filings |
2025-10-21 | 2025-08-22 | |
| SafeSource Direct | Not Provided | 87 | 2025-10-21 | 2025-08-22 | |
| SafeSource Direct | Not Provided | 454 larger than 96% of filings |
2025-10-21 | 2025-08-22 |
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