Louisiana jobless rate improves, but September payrolls fall

NEW ORLEANS- Unemployment improved in Louisiana in September, but payrolls gave back some earlier gains.  The jobless rate fell to 5.1 percent in September from 5.2 percent in August, as more people entered the labor force and more found jobs. Louisiana's unemployment rate was 6.1 percent a year ago.  A total of 106,000 Louisianans were jobless, down slightly from August.  Louisiana's jobless rate tied for sixth-highest among states, with Al