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September 10, 2019
Last week State Farm announced plans to cut Louisiana auto insurance rates, marking the fourth time the state’s largest auto insurance company has lowered rates over the past two years, for a total decrease of 10.4%.
While the series of…
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September 5, 2019
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the state's leading business lobby, held a ceremony Thursday morning to mark the start of remodeling on its new downtown offices.
LABI hopes to open the office at 500 Main St. by February….
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August 29, 2019
In an effort to boost oil and gas production, the Trump administration is proposing to scrap Obama-era regulations on methane emissions, saying the rules were an overstep in authority. But Louisiana industry representatives say they’re still committed to reducing…
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Louisiana’s powerful business lobby announced Thursday that it plans to ramp up activism in courtrooms with a new program meant to put a spotlight on the state’s opaque judiciary.
Though the public elects judges in Louisiana, voters are usually not…
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As part of an effort to expand its outreach and public presence, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is looking to create a legal advisory council to evaluate judges, their decisions, and how those affect the business community.
The group's civil…
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Civil justice reform group Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch is praising an industry association's legal advisory council initiative as a positive step toward transparency.
The Louisiana Association of Business & Industry's latest initiative will help inform how courts and judges’ decisions…
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The Pelican Institute for Public Policy, supports an initiative designed to bring greater transparency to the state's court system.
An effort being undertaken by the Louisiana Association of Business & Industry (LABI) to evaluate judges and take positions on important court…
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August 25, 2019
Baton Rouge area
Tiffany Dupree, an associate with Jones Walker LLP in its litigation practice group in the Baton Rouge office, was awarded The Frank L. Maraist Award by the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
The award recognizes a young lawyer who demonstrates professional excellence,…
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August 22, 2019
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry along with corporate counsel are teaming up on a project that will evaluate judges on how their decisions in the courtroom affect businesses and the economy, via a proposed legal advisory council.
The idea…
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August 19, 2019
Honorees: The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry announced the 10 companies and individuals it has selected as the 2019 Free Enterprise Awards winners. Individual winners include Art Favre of Performance Contractors Inc., Donna Saurage of Community Coffee Company—both of…
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August 18, 2019
Louisiana's business environment and overall quality of life ranks next to last on a global private investment firm's rankings of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., and has stayed near rock bottom for the past decade.
That's according to a…
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August 1, 2019
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has unveiled plans for its new downtown headquarters at 500 Main St. and plans to begin renovating the building in early September.
LABI acquired the building and land in July 2017 for $2.7…
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July 28, 2019
Three area legislators are being honored for their support of legislation important to the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and state employers.
In LABI’s 21st Legislative Scorecard, 24 legislators earned the lobby group’s ranking of All-Stars, scoring 90 percent…
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July 26, 2019
After years of complaining that Louisiana judges don’t support business and a sheaf of corporate scorecards criticizing the state’s court system, a powerful business lobbying group is undertaking what’s its top official calls a deep dive survey into how…
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July 25, 2019
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has offered its takeaway on the 2019 legislative session.
According to Nola.com, LABI as a whole took a hit this session, as it was unable to advance two of its priorities: as initiative…
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July 23, 2019
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry released its annual legislative scorecard Monday, grading legislators based on their votes on pro-business legislation.
LABI is the largest business lobbying organization in the state.
“While the 2019 scores are a helpful indicator of…
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Shreveport Bossier has some great leaders. That's the message from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. The new score card is out and President of LABI, Stephen Waguespack says Senator Barrow Peacock is among the all stars in the…
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Stephen Waguespack from LABI joined the show to talk about the business scorecard. LABI puts out a scorecard that shows what the major bills are, who voted for what, and they put a score on how well the legislation has…
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July 22, 2019
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has released its 2019 legislative scorecard, which ranks lawmakers based on how they voted on pro-business measures.
Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro, voted with the business lobby 99 percent of the time, according to…
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With election season fast approaching, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry released its annual legislative scorecard today, giving 24 lawmakers an “all-star” ranking.
“Legislators had to navigate an especially anti-business environment at the Capitol over the past four years,…
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