Federal Government Layoffs Start at USDA's Research Center in New Orleans

By David Hammer

WWL-TV 4

Between 10 and 20 percent of the workforce at the US Department of Agriculture’s research center in New Orleans—one of four regional headquarters for scientific research supporting farmers across the country —has been fired as part of the Trump Administration’s sweeping federal government layoffs, a source familiar with the situation told WWL Louisiana.

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