{"id":109186,"date":"2025-08-25T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/109186\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:00:10","slug":"re-employment-resources-available-for-smittys-supply-displaced-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/109186\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-employment resources available for Smitty\u2019s Supply displaced workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">ROSELAND, La. (WAFB) &#8211; Officials announced help is available for the hundreds of people now without a place to earn a paycheck after Friday\u2019s explosion at Smitty\u2019s Supply. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wafb.com\/2025\/08\/23\/explosion-smittys-supply-roseland-prompts-evacuations-no-injuries-reported\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wafb.com\/2025\/08\/23\/explosion-smittys-supply-roseland-prompts-evacuations-no-injuries-reported\/\">Explosion at Smitty\u2019s Supply in Roseland prompts evacuations, no injuries reported<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, a worker transition center is set up from Monday, Aug. 25 through Friday, Aug. 29, for Smitty\u2019s displaced workers to get assistance with work registration, resumes, job applications, unemployment insurance claims filing, and more. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Officials announced help is available for the hundreds of people now without a place to earn a...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EAL4IOJ6VZDERMMWWNTV47QYHY.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1268\" \/>Officials announced help is available for the hundreds of people now without a place to earn a paycheck after Friday\u2019s explosion at Smitty\u2019s Supply.(Louisiana Workforce Commission)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The center is open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Tangipahoa Parish American Job Center, located at 403 Market Street in Hammond. The center can be reached by phone by calling 985-901-4200. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">More than 400 people were employed at Smitty\u2019s Supply, an automotive manufacturing facility, in Roseland. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoe.com\/2025\/08\/25\/re-employment-resources-available-smittys-supply-displaced-workers\/mailto:typo@wafb.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.knoe.com\/2025\/08\/25\/re-employment-resources-available-smittys-supply-displaced-workers\/mailto:typo@wafb.com\">Click here<\/a> to report a typo. Please include the headline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wafb.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wafb.com\/newsletter\/\">Click here<\/a> to subscribe to our WAFB 9 News daily digest and breaking news alerts delivered straight to your email inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 WAFB. 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