Jobless tax drops; workers’ benefits up Baton Rouge Advocate By Gary Perilloux January 1, 2009 Beginning today, Louisiana businesses will pay lower unemployment insurance taxes and unemployed workers will be eligible for higher benefits. <a href="http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/business/36961764.html?showAll=y&c=y" target="_blank">http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/business/36961764.html?showAll=y&c=y</a>