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Wage Policies

Overall Wage Policy Score: 8.8
The average living wage for the state of Louisiana is $32.16/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can not be set above the state standard, and is not extended to farm workers. This gives Louisiana a minimum wage score of 3.6 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Louisiana a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Louisiana is $182.09, resulting in a UI benefit score of 25.32 compared to all other states.

Worker Protection Policies

Overall Worker Protection Score: 38.1

✓ Louisiana does provide accommodations for pregnant workers.
X Louisiana does not offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Louisiana does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Louisiana does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Louisiana does not restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Louisiana does not provide some form of paid family leave.
X Louisiana does not provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Louisiana does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Louisiana does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Louisiana does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Louisiana does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Louisiana does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Louisiana does partially extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Louisiana does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.

Right To Organize Policies

Overall Right To Organize Score: 30

X Louisiana does have a "right-to-work" law.
X Louisiana does not legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Louisiana does partially protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Louisiana does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Louisiana does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Louisiana does not provide wage negotiations for teachers.

Data from Oxfam America, Inc.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.

Nearby Locations

Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s) : 71465
Latitude : 31.911968
Longitude : -92.270114
TimeZone : Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving : Yes
Region : South
Average Elevation : 95 ft.
Area Code(s) : 318

Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household : 2.54
Male Population Estimate : 48.68%
Female Population Estimate : 51.32%
Median Age : 37.8
Male Median Age : 36.4
Female Median Age : 39.5

White Population Estimate : 96.21%
Black Population Estimate : 2.87%
Hispanic Population Estimate : 1.24%
Asian Population Estimate : 0.25%
Hawaiian Population Estimate : 0.03%
Indian Population Estimate : 1.21%
Other Population Estimate : 0.86%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Olla specifically.
Average # of Homicides for La Salle County: Data Not Available
Average # of Violent Crimes for La Salle County: About 246 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
La Salle County is about 15% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.