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                        Tort reform, was a huge issue in last year's elections, and is a key policy goal Republicans now that they have strengthened their majorities in the…
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                        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…
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                        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…
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                        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…
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                        The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry convened a summit Thursday to start tackling one of the state’s less desirable statistics.“We…
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                        “This is not the Katrina SBA.”SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet was in south Louisiana Thursday, helping turn attention to assistance for businesses…
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                        The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee took testimony Wednesday on a different idea from Republican Senator Rick Ward, making businesses choose…
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                        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…
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                        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…
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                        When it comes to Louisiana’s revenue famine, eating analogies abound.“All options are on the table,” Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne has…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
