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October 10, 2022
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…
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April 11, 2022
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…
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March 2, 2022
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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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…
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February 23, 2022
We caught up with KALB News Channel 5 while we…
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We caught up with Brian Haldane on Monday morning to debrief the weekend and talk about the ongoing situation in Russia and Ukraine, and what effects it could have on American business. Listen here.
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October 14, 2021
As is our Monday ritual, we caught up with Brian Haldane this morning to break down our legislative scorecard which was released last week. Plus, the September jobs report came out Friday… and it wasn’t good. Listen to our…
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September 30, 2021
It’s been quite a busy week on Capitol Hill… We joined Brian Haldane to break it all down Monday morning on Talk 107.3. Check it out here.
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One Acadiana and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry held a breakfast event Wednesday to drum up support for the two tax reform constitutional amendments on the Nov. 16 ballot.
The two groups sponsored…
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“This will put us out of the dark ages into the modern times economically,” Waguespack said. “You have to be that way in the e-commerce economy.” Read the full article here.
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September 13, 2021
“Getting vaccination rates up and flattening the curve is the goal, but going with a federal mandate is not the right approach.”
We caught up with Channel 33 last week to break down the Biden administration’s new vaccine mandate for…
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We kicked off our week with Brian Haldane on Talk 107.3. This morning, LABI President & CEO Stephen Waguespack shared his personal 9/11 story from Capitol Hill, and why we should always be proud to be an American. Plus,…
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November 23, 2020
On on our weekly LABI segment Brian talks with Stephen Waguespack about ways to support local businesses during a very uncertain Mardi Gras season in 2021.
To listen to the full segment, click HERE.
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September 28, 2020
LABI President and CEO Stephen Waguespack joins host Brian Haldane to talk about the upcoming special legislative session, replenishing the unemployment trust fund and much more. To listen to the full interview, click HERE.
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September 25, 2020
Businesses received temporary relief from an automatic 20% surcharge on their employment taxes, and jobless workers dodged for now a 10% cut in their payments thanks to the non-action of a state government board on Friday.
The move by the…
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September 14, 2020
Brian talks with Stephen Waguespack this morning for their weekly segment brought to you by LABI. They discuss the opening of their new Free Enterprise Center, thoughts on what moving into Phase Three entails and much more. To listen…
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August 31, 2020
Stephen Waguespack, the CEO of LABI calls in for his weekly segment. Brian talks with him today about the process of re-starting or rebuilding your business in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, the level of concern of finding sources…
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August 4, 2020
Business groups are increasingly nervous about what could happen if the state’s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund runs out of money, which, at this point, appears to be a real possibility.
“This is a huge, huge issue,” Louisiana Association of Business…
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August 3, 2020
Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund, a healthy $1.1 billion account before the coronavirus pandemic, is on track to run out of money by mid-September, with hundreds of thousands of people out of work and collecting benefits because of the outbreak.
Draining the…
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