Certain members of the Legislature were greeted last weekend with unflattering direct mail pieces from the Louisiana chapter of Americans for Prosperity.
Business owners and managers often will create what’s sometimes called a performance improvement plan to develop an employee who isn’t meeting expectations.
Forty-four Louisiana legislators, 12 in the Senate and 32 in the House, consistently voted to support small businesses during this year’s regular session, according to a scorecard published by the National Federation of Independent Businesses this week.
The Federal Railroad Administration is expected in September or October to announce whether it will award a $100 million-plus grant that could lead to the resumption of passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
LSU’s baseball and women’s basketball teams both won national championships during the second year in Baton Rouge for head coaches Jay Johnson and Kim Mulkey.
A new Louisiana program meant to emphasize the link between cleanliness and economic prosperity now includes 28 chambers of commerce and more than 220 businesses, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser’s office reports.