LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - For many in Lake Charles, finding work hasn’t been easy, but today’s job fair connected hundreds of potential employees to more than thirty businesses.

Greg Barry, recruiter at IRBY Construction Company, shares why they need to hire.

“We’re expected to almost double in size to meet the employment need of those jobs coming up; we will need to hire people,” Barry said.

The American Job Center’s fair attracted almost 300 attendees who learned about opportunities across the region.

Crystal Scott, the local area coordinator for the American Job Center, shares the differences between this year’s fair and last year’s.

“We’ve certainly had more people attend these quarterly job fairs. I think that’s a good thing. It could be good or bad; it could mean that people ar

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