TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Just days after a massive explosion rocked the Smitty’s Supply plant in Roseland, the company has laid off its entire workforce, leaving nearly 450 employees without jobs.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission in partnership with Geaux Jobs has rolled out a mobile job center to help displaced workers. The center is offering resume assistance, unemployment filings and job applications. So far, about 160 people have already come through looking for their next opportunity.

“If anybody is interested in going back to school, to upgrade your skills, we’ve been helping them. We can sign them up for orientation so that we can provide funding to send them back to school,” said Erica Turner with Geaux Jobs.

For longtime employees like Russell Holt, the sudden layoffs

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