Labor Department to cut funding for Job Corps
A nationwide trend is taking center stage in New Orleans as the New Orleans Job Corps Center is preparing to close. The closure is due to the Department of Labor pausing funding to the program, impacting both students and staff. Sign up for our Newsletters Students of the program located on Airline Highway said that, after receiving the news of the closure, they are left in limbo. "I had finally felt like I had a plan for success. I knew exactly what I was going to do, where I was going to go. I felt like I was finally, in a sense, going to be something," said Tyreon Rogers. The center services more than 100 students, preparing them in six careers including culinary arts, health care and carpentry. Londyn Collins participated in the electrical trade, hoping to build a better life. "After my mom passed away, I wanted to support my little sister, so I came here to get a lifelong career," Collins said. Now, she's worried about her future ...