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LMOGA’s president lobbies Congress for ‘predictable robust’ offshore leasing

Testifying before Congress last week, a Louisiana oil and gas advocate lobbied for uninterrupted...

LABI names 2023 Free Enterprise Award winners

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry today announced the companies and individuals it has selected as winners of its 2023 Free Enterprise Awards. 

Will the Legislature assert its independence from Landry?

Louisiana’s governor has long exercised more power than most chief executives. In other states,...

How one Baton Rouge charity is tackling food insecurity

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge is planning to repurpose the former...

‘LaPolitics’: Restaurants prepare for new term of state government

LaPolitics: The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new threshold for overtime pay,...

Business lobby set to hold even more power following Saturday’s election results

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry endorsed candidates in 52 races for this year’s state elections. Of those, all but four either won outright or advanced to next month’s runoff, says Andree Miller, LABI’s director of political action committees. 
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New voting machines will top the next Louisiana secretary of state’s agenda

The Nov. 18 runoff for Louisiana secretary of state will pit a veteran in conducting statewide elections against a Baton Rouge attorney making her third attempt at the post.

BREC hosting community workshops for master plan

BREC will be hosting two community workshops next month to solicit input on the organization's Imagine Your Parks 3: Parks with Purpose master plan.

NFIB hopeful for further income tax cuts under new governor, legislature

Governor-elect Jeff Landry had a 100% voting record with the National Federation of Independent Business when he was in Congress, says Dawn Starns McVea, who leads NFIB’s Louisiana chapter. 

Employee retention starts before you make the hire

For employers, managing the employee experience is an important part of getting them to...