Landrieu launches effort to help unemployed black men find jobs

In response to eye-opening report by Loyola University, N.O. reveals workforce initiative to find jobs and training for job seekers at a disadvantage.

BY JAQUETTA WHITE| JWHITE@THEADVOCATE.COM

Hoping to reverse long-standing trends that have left New Orleans’ black population — particularly black men — at an economic disadvantage, the city unveiled an initiative Monday aimed at connecting the most needy job seekers with work opportunities.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu said New Orleans, like the state and federal governments, has done a poor job in providing a full-service conduit linking those in search of jobs to those with jobs to offer. The administration is betting on Monday’s introduction of a new initiative, the Economic Opportunity Strategy, to fill that gap.

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