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  Guest column: Job-focused education proposal is an opportunity Louisiana can’t pass up

  By Stephen Waguespack and Monty Sullivan The recent accountability proposal from the Louisiana Department of Education has the potential to be a strategic win for our students, schools and the entire state of Louisiana. While accountability formulas are always challenging to construct and even harder to explain in plain English,…

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  Wags on the Waves: Mornings w/ Brian Haldane

  It’s a big day for LABI today with ITEP bill SB 151 on the agenda in the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee. LABI President and CEO Stephen Waguespack breaks it down with Brian Haldane this morning on Talk 107.3. Check it out here.

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  What is an educational savings account? It could be the next controversial topic for state lawmakers

  What is an educational savings account? A smart tool in the toolbox for parents as they navigate the best educational path for their kids. Check out this piece from The Advocate featuring LABI President and CEO, Stephen Waguespack.

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  Lauren Gleason: Mornings w/ Brian Haldane

  ICYMI : As the state’s Chamber of Commerce, we often get asked, “why does LABI fight so hard in the education reform space?” LABI’s Director of Education and Workforce Development, Lauren Gleason, stopped by Talk 107.3 earlier this week to break down why LABI and our members care about this issue…

LABI In Action.

• Statewide

  Secretary of State – Nancy Landry

  Attorney General – Liz Murrill

  Treasurer – John Flemming

  BESE

  Dist. 1 – Paul Hollis

  Dist. 4 – Stacey Melerine

  Dist. 5 – Lance Harris

  Dist. 6 – Ronnie Morris

  Dist. 7 – Kevin Berken

  Legislative

  Senate

  District 1 – Bob Owen

  District 6 – Rick Edmonds

  District 9 – Cameron Henry

  District 12 – Beth Mizell

  District 13 – Valarie Hodges

  District 20 – Michael “Big Mike” Fesi

  District 21 – Robert Allain

  District 22 – Blake Miguez

  District 23 – JP Coussan*

  District 25 – Mark Abraham

  District 31 – Alan Seabaugh

  District 33 – Stewart Cathey

  District 37 – Dr. Bill Wheat

  District 38 – Thomas Pressly

  House

  District 1 – Danny McCormick

  District 5 – Dennis Bamburg*

  District 6 – Michael Melerine

  District 7 – Larry Bagley

  District 9 – Dodie Horton

  District 15 – Foy Gadberry

  District 19 – Francis Thompson

  District 20 – Neil Riser

  District 21 – C. Travis Johnson

  District 24 – Rodney Schamerhorn

  District 28 – Daryl Deshotel

  District 30 – Charles Owen

  District 39 – Julie Emerson

  District 42 – Chance Henry

  District 43 – Josh Carlson

  District 45 – Brach Myers

  District 48 – Beau Beaullieu

  District 49 – Jacob Landry

  District 50 – Vincent “Vinney” St. Blanc III

  District 56 – Beth Billings*

  District 66 – Emily Chenevert

  District 68 – Dixon McMakin

  District 70 – Barbara Freiberg

  District 71 – Roger Wilder

  District 74 – Peter Egan

  District 75 – John Wyble

  District 76 – Stephanie Berault

  District 81 – Jeff Wiley

  District 83 – Kyle Green

  District 88 – Kathy Edmonston

  District 89 – Kim Carver

  District 94 – Stephanie Hilferty

  District 95 – Shane Mack

  District 103 – Mike Bayham

  District 104 – Jay Galle

  November 27, 2023

  LABI-Endorsed Candidates: Full List of 2023 Winners

• September 5, 2019

  Free Enterprise Awards Highlight

• April 9, 2019

  Stephen Waguespack shares the impact of raising minimum wage

• April 3, 2019

  Stephen Waguespack and Tim Stine call for ITEP changes