Louisiana Job Centers: 57 Louisiana Works Offices & Hours (2026)

Online: go to the official claim site, louisianaworks.net.
By phone: 1-866-783-5567. Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM (general unemployment FAQ).
In person: the state does not say in the sources we checked whether job centers take claims in person. Call the office first.

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Documents Louisiana asks for

Names, addresses, work locations and phones of employers in the last 18 months
Identity documents and federal or military paperwork if they apply

Source: laworks.net, checked October 30, 2026. Lists can be partial; follow the instructions in your claim.

Work search requirement

Claims filed on or after January 4, 2026: five work search activities a week. Claims filed before that date: three.

Source: laworks.net.

Louisiana unemployment benefit amounts

All states

Maximum weekly benefit$282Base amount

Maximum weeks20Range in the table: 12-20

Maximum from the U.S. DOL table effective July 2026. Weeks from the same federal table. Your amount depends on your past wages; the state calculates it when you file.

Cities with several Louisiana Works offices

Baton Rouge 2

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Louisiana unemployment and job center questions

How do I file for unemployment in Louisiana?

File online on the Louisiana Workforce Commission website or by phone at 1-866-783-5567 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM (general unemployment FAQ)). Have your Social Security number and recent employer details ready.

Can I go to a job center in Louisiana to file for unemployment?

The state does not say in the sources we checked whether its job centers take claims in person.

What is the maximum unemployment benefit in Louisiana?

$282 a week, for up to 20 weeks (the table range is 12-20 weeks). Source: U.S. Department of Labor table effective July 2026.

How many job searches do I need each week in Louisiana?

Claims filed on or after January 4, 2026: five work search activities a week. Claims filed before that date: three.

How many job centers are there in Louisiana?

We list 57 Louisiana Works offices verified against official sources.

Other states

Sources

State system name: laworks.net, checked October 30, 2026.

Agency: dol.gov, checked October 30, 2026.

Claim website: dol.gov, checked October 30, 2026.

Claims phone: dol.gov, checked October 30, 2026.

Weekly maximum: oui.doleta.gov (dated July 2026), checked October 30, 2026.

Maximum weeks: oui.doleta.gov (dated July 2026), checked October 30, 2026.

Job Centers and Unemployment Offices in Louisiana

Find a Louisiana Works office near you

Results

All 57 Louisiana Works offices in Louisiana

American Job Center — Vermilion — Abbeville

American Job Center — Rapides — Alexandria

American Job Center — Jefferson – West — Avondale

American Job Center — Morehouse — Bastrop

American Job Center — East Baton Rouge –North (Now serving Wooddale) — Baton Rouge

American Job Center — East Baton Rouge-South — Baton Rouge

American Job Center — Washington — Bogalusa

American Job Center — Bossier/Caddo — Bossier City

American Job Center — St. Bernard — Chalmette

American Job Center — Grant — Colfax

American Job Center — Caldwell — Columbia

American Job Center — Acadia — Crowley

American Job Center — Beauregard — DeRidder

American Job Center — Union — Farmerville

American Job Center — Concordia — Ferriday

American Job Center — St. Mary – West — Franklin

American Job Center — Ascension — Gonzales

American Job Center — Tangipahoa/Hammond — Hammond

American Job Center — Terrebonne — Houma

American Job Center — LaSalle — Jena

American Job Center — Jackson — Jonesboro

American Job Center — Catahoula — Jonesville

American Job Center — Lafayette — Lafayette

American Job Center — Calcasieu — Lake Charles

American Job Center — East Carroll — Lake Providence

American Job Center — St. John — LaPlace

American Job Center — Vernon — Leesville

American Job Center — Livingston (Now serving East Feliciana) — Livingston

American Job Center — St. Charles — Luling

American Job Center — DeSoto/Red River — Mansfield

American Job Center — Sabine — Many

American Job Center — Avoyelles — Marksville

American Job Center — Jefferson – East — Metairie

American Job Center — Webster/Claiborne — Minden

American Job Center — Ouachita — Monroe

American Job Center — St. Mary – East — Morgan City

American Job Center — Assumption — Napoleonville

American Job Center — Natchitoches – East — Natchitoches

American Job Center — Iberia — New Iberia

American Job Center — JOB 1 American Job Ctr. and JOB 1 Youth Works Ctr. — New Orleans

American Job Center — Pointe Coupee (Serving West Feliciana) — New Roads

American Job Center — West Carroll — Oak Grove

American Job Center — Allen — Oakdale

American Job Center — St. Landry — Opelousas

American Job Center — Iberville/W. Baton Rouge — Plaquemine

American Job Center — Richland — Rayville

American Job Center — Lincoln/Bienville — Ruston

American Job Center — Caddo — Shreveport

American Job Center — St. Tammany — Slidell

American Job Center — Tensas — St. Joseph

American Job Center — St. Martin — St. Martinville

American Job Center — Madison — Tallulah

American Job Center — Lafourche — Thibodaux

American Job Center — St. James — Vacherie

American Job Center — Evangeline — Ville Platte

American Job Center — Winn — Winnfield

American Job Center — Franklin — Winnsboro

How to file for unemployment in Louisiana