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Louisiana School Cyberattacks Trigger State Of Emergency

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Louisiana has declared a state of emergency after a series of cyberattacks impacted three of the state’s school districts. The attacks shut down the districts’ phones, as well as locked and encrypted files and computer equipment in school districts in Sabine, Morehouse and Ouachita parishes in North Louisiana. As a result, Gov.

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Why The Louisiana Purchase Was The Greatest Fourth Of July Sale Ever

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Only it was July 4, 1803 — better known as the Independence Day that the Louisiana Purchase was announced. A Brief History Of The Louisiana Purchase — And Its Associated Payments Problems . Adjusted for inflation, the contemporary value of the Louisiana Purchase was around $340 million. What A Louisiana Purchase Will Buy Today.

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Technology and Fun Merge at Perficient’s Lafayette Delivery Center

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Meet Some of Our Perficient Colleagues from Lafayette, Louisiana. I am currently assigned to the Adobe Stock Premium Onboarding Team as a Lead Program Manager. I report to the Lafayette Delivery Center general manager and work with many people around Perficient, especially in the LDC. The leadership is really great! .”

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‘Ship-ageddon 2020’ Just Keeps Getting Worse

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“Every mode of shipping is already under tremendous pressure due to COVID-19-related and holiday shopping constraints, and vaccine delivery just adds another element of disruption to the already fragile mix," Sean Maharaj, managing director in the logistics practice of AArete, a global consulting firm, told USA Today.

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Biometrics: The Key To Overcoming Contactless Payment Limits?

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Agencies in the United States and European Union are both leveraging biometric tools such as fingerprint and facial scanners in their day-to-day business, with agencies finding that this technology reduces processing time and improves identity management and passenger flow. Banks are also deploying digital ID solutions to great success.

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Casino Reopenings Draw In Gamblers Despite Online Gaming Surges

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Casinos in Mississippi and Louisiana are reopening this week, and visitors are traveling long distances and waiting in lines to enter the facilities, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. One person cited in the report drove from Houston to Louisiana with her family for the reopening of casinos on Monday.

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Jobless Claims Rise To 1.4M After 15 Straight Weeks Of Declines

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In Georgia layoffs in the healthcare, manufacturing, waste management and accommodation and food services assistance industries were the major reasons for the dramatic rise in claims. States that saw the biggest decrease in claims were in Maryland (13,728), Texas (11,583), New Jersey (8,577), Michigan (6,882) and Louisiana (5,066).

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