Earlier this week, the full Senate rejected bills that would establish a state minimum wage and expand equal pay for women in Louisiana. On Thursday, a…
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) is one of the more powerful influencers inside the state capitol.This year, they're focusing on…
How has business grown so influential in state politics? As the legislature prepares to debate issues like tax reform and equal pay -- which often pit…
“This is not the Katrina SBA.”SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet was in south Louisiana Thursday, helping turn attention to assistance for businesses…
The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee took testimony Wednesday on a different idea from Republican Senator Rick Ward, making businesses choose…
While a regular legislative session is limited to 60 days, with the two special sessions added in, Louisiana’s legislature is starting its 78th day of…
When House Bill 61 went in front of the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee Tuesday morning, it proposed cleaning one of the four pennies of state…