Auditors say the Louisiana Workforce Commission may have let $3 million slip into the wrong hands.
Leaders at LWC say the pandemic created the perfect storm and problems like this were unavoidable but auditors say LWC violated state and federal rules allowing the money to go out.
From March 2020 to July of this year, auditors say LWC shelled out $898,400 to individuals enrolled in multiple programs at once and then dropped the ball on almost $2 million in overpayments and another $33,536 in duplicate benefits.
Officials say because of the crushing weight of the need during that time, the expectation that LWC would be able to implement a number of new programs flawlessly was just not realistic. They say they are working to fix the issues and make sure they are better going forward.
