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February 11, 2020
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has elected Tom O’Neal, president of O’Nealgas Inc. in Columbia, to chair its board of directors for 2020.
He succeeds Sonia Pérez, president of southeast states for AT&T in Baton Rouge.
Other officers are…
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Legislative leaders tell the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry that lawmakers will seek to reform the state’s lawsuit climate in an effort to lower auto insurance rates. The Senate stymied tort reform efforts last year, but Senate President…
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February 10, 2020
LABI’s annual conference will take place tomorrow at the Crown Plaza in Baton Rouge and Stephen Waguespack was on the show to break down what to expect at tomorrow’s conference. Stephen talks about which state leaders will be there as…
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February 9, 2020
A group of executives have been hashing out for several months priorities and goals meant to improve the small business climate in Louisiana, focusing on access to capital, support programs, occupational licensing and regulatory policy.
The culmination of the Louisiana Small…
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February 8, 2020
Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne said the state budget would be the biggest issue facing the Louisiana Legislature that begins in one month on March 9.
A sharply divided Louisiana House and state Senate likely would focus on how state…
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February 5, 2020
The leaders behind a new self-proclaimed “nonpartisan nonprofit” advocating for insurance reform—notably not the Republican-pushed tort reform bill—all have strong ties to the Democratic Party.
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ former campaign communications director Eric Holl has been tapped to lead…
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February 3, 2020
Stephen Waguespack from LABI joined the show today to explain how Clay Schexnayder was able to get democrat votes on his way to being elected as Speaker of the House. Waguespack says that he had certain viewpoints and a vision…
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The year 1995 looms large among veteran Louisiana politicos — it’s when voters imposed term limits on state legislators. From that point on, lawmakers could serve only three consecutive terms in their respective chambers — but term-limited House members…
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February 2, 2020
Legislative leaders part of LABI panel
Newly elected Louisiana Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette, and House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, will discuss policy goals and challenges for the upcoming legislative session and look ahead to the next four years of…
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January 30, 2020
Since we’re all still in the happy glow of that wonderful little gem of a football game when LSU won the national championship, just about no one is immune from sports analogies.
Not Adam Knapp, whose speech on Monday was…
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January 29, 2020
Though pleased with one of the “process changes” Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration hopes to make to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, local business and industry organizations say any further potential changes merit greater industry input.
Edwards’ administration is pushing…
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January 27, 2020
Stephen Waguespack from LABI was in the nation’s capitol this past weekend to take D.C. Mardi Gras and he joined the show today to recap the event’s. Stephen says that the best value that LABI took away from D.C. Mardi…
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January 23, 2020
Last week’s party in New Orleans to celebrate LSU’s college football championship game continues this weekend in the nation’s capital with the annual Washington Mardi Gras, where the state’s political class is mixing business with pleasure like only Louisianans…
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January 20, 2020
Stephen Waguespack from LABI joined us to explain LABI’s view on the new state leadership, specifically Speaker of the House and Senate President. Stephen says that they are very pleased with the leaders that were elected to this position because…
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January 15, 2020
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, or LABI, recently announced that Mitch Rabalais will come aboard as Communications Manager at the end of January.
Rabalais currently works at Louisiana State University, serving as Communications Coordinator for the Office of…
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January 6, 2020
Stephen Waguespack from LABI joined us to talk about the large turnover in the legislative seats. He breaks down all the new legislative members and who might be the next state Speaker of the House. Stephen also discusses the…
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January 4, 2020
Last month, state Rep. Sherman Mack became the official House GOP-endorsed candidate for speaker, but the race has only heated up since then, with the two top candidates, both Republicans, ratcheting up the behind-closed-door campaigning for the job.
With House…
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December 23, 2019
Stephen Waguespack from LABI was on the show today to break down the rise in private unemployment throughout the state. Stephen says this is due to a lot of new manufacturing and construction jobs that are popping up. He also previews…
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December 16, 2019
Stephen Waguespack from LABI joined us and provided numbers from the Revenue Estimated Conference. He said this conference contains a small group of people that gather to look at revenue and determine what the State’s budget will be in the…
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December 10, 2019
A national group that advocates for civil defendants has once again labeled Louisiana a “judicial hellhole.”
Louisiana is ranked fourth on a list of ten “hellholes.” The list, released annually, is subjective and unscientific and is meant to draw attention…
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