BY ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana business editor Mackenzie Kleinpeter logged into work Friday, thinking her job as a wildlife biologist and oil and gas specialist at the Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges Complex was safe from recent federal layoffs. She had heard about the thousands of terminations of probationary employees at the U.S. Forest Service and the rumors that the National Park Service was next. Then her supervisor called her and asked if she received an invitation to a online meeting. "It was a Zoom call where you couldn't interact, and they were like, 'Sorry. Unfortunately, you're all fired.'" You can check Stephen Marcantel's story here. Have a good day and thanks for reading. |