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July 18, 2019
Stephen Waguespack, President and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, talks with 101.7 / 710 KEEL's Robert J Wright and Erin McCarty about the move to increase the national minimum wage to $15 an hour.
“Wags” tells…
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July 4, 2019
Small business owners struggle to provide their employees with health insurance. About 8 in 10 are concerned about health care prices.
Last year, President Donald Trump took steps to change that. His administration finalized a rule that would let small…
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June 30, 2019
So many women already have signed up to run for the Louisiana Legislature this fall that Democrats and Republicans are predicting a sea change in the state’s lawmaking body by the time the votes are counted.
Forty-seven of the Legislature’s…
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June 25, 2019
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is ready for this year’s election cycle and legislative overturn.
LABI President Stephen Waguespack spoke to the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce today about the group’s plan to continue pursuing lawsuit reform, improving the…
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June 11, 2019
Gov. John Bel Edwards and legislators failed miserably this past session when it comes to solving one of the state’s biggest problems adversely impacting just about everyone — out-of-control auto insurance premiums.
Politicians talk a good game when it comes to…
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The head of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Stephen Waguespack spoke with Brian about the legislative session.
Why are auto insurance rates so high in Louisiana?
Stephen talks about what he considered to be the most important bill in the…
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June 10, 2019
The business community came away with both wins and losses during the recent legislative session, which Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack describes as “a good news, bad news session.”
On the plus side, lawmakers approved…
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June 6, 2019
If state leaders want to score an election-year win with both the public and the business community, they would find a way to lower Louisiana’s notoriously high auto insurance rates.
That’s easier said, however, than done—especially when dealing with this…
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June 4, 2019
In early March, ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery Manager Gloria Moncada was elected chairwoman of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association.
In announcing her new role, the organization marked the occasion as an important milestone, noting that she is the first female…
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Stephen Waguespack, President and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, talks with 101.7 / 710 KEEL's Robert J Wright and Erin McCarty about the final days of this year's legislative session, including a bill from Shreveport's…
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June 1, 2019
Gulf states Louisiana and Texas are among the states that dominate international trade in the U.S., according to a new report by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
And depending on the analyst, they could be negatively impacted – or not that much…
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May 30, 2019
The trial lawyer and legal services industry spent $15.6 million for an ad to air every minute, on average, in New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge, according to a new report by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA).
A coalition of about…
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May 20, 2019
Stephen Waguespack, the head of Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, joined Brian on the show to discuss what’s going on at the state capitol. Waguespack talks about the failed bill that would lower our car insurance in the state. He…
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May 9, 2019
The City of New Orleans is joining six parishes in a lawsuit alleging the oil and gas industry is to blame for the coastal erosion that is eating away at the state’s coastline.
According to The Advocate, the lawsuit was…
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May 6, 2019
Several business leaders are backing a bill—set to be heard Tuesday in committee—to reduce auto insurance rates in Louisiana, but the industry pushing the hardest is also one that could need it the most: agriculture.
Farmers, mill operators and agriculture…
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May 3, 2019
Aiming to remedy what it calls a statewide “automobile insurance rate epidemic,” the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has joined a coalition of roughly 30 companies and business groups in urging the Louisiana State Bar Association to crack…
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April 29, 2019
The Louisiana House of Representatives unanimously passed a statewide framework for ridesharing in the state, just as more than 40 states across the country have passed. Now, Louisianians have the opportunity to call on their senators to act by…
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April 28, 2019
A bill aimed at changing Louisiana’s jury system in an effort to reduce the high cost of auto insurance cleared the state House last week and is awaiting action in the Senate. Three previous efforts to do something similar…
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April 23, 2019
In an effort to increase support for his proposed gasoline tax to fund highway construction projects, Baton Rouge Rep. Steve Carter is scrapping a controversial provision that called for redirecting revenues generated by a temporary, half-cent sales tax from…
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April 22, 2019
It’s an election year in Louisiana; the governor’s race front and center, of course. But the Legislature is currently in session with several buzz worthy items up for consideration.
What are some of the topics facing our lawmakers, and is…
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