State Unemployment Benefits in Louisiana

State Unemployment Benefits in Louisiana: key facts

Administering agency

Louisiana Works, Unemployment Insurance. The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) transitioned to Louisiana Works on October 1, 2025.

Claimant portal

HiRE (Helping Individuals Reach Employment) at louisianaworks.net/hire.

Claim center

1-866-783-5567 (the "Easy Call System" toll-free number).

After a death

Heirs may apply by formal affidavit of heirship to be paid all unemployment money due the claimant at the time of death. All heirs of full age and majority must submit the affidavit; a minor heir applies through an authorized representative.

Reporting a death

Call the claim center at 1-866-783-5567. No online death-reporting form is published on laworks.net; phone contact is the documented channel.

Documentation for final payment

A formal affidavit of heirship signed by all heirs of full age and majority (or by an authorized representative for any minor heir). No agency form number is published; the requirement is stated in La. Admin. Code Title 40, Part IV, §345.

Who may claim

The heirs of the deceased claimant. All heirs of full age and majority must sign the affidavit; a minor heir participates through an authorized representative. The regulation does not restrict the claim to an executor or surviving spouse.

Governing law: La. Admin. Code Title 40, Part IV, §345 (under La. R.S. 23:1471 et seq.)