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Local Louisiana governments to split $810M from CARES Act, still awaiting distribution rules 

Gov. John Bel Edwards has joined other governors in condemning a suggestion by Sen....

Sen. John Kennedy: Free enterprise, not more relief, needed to restart economy

The U.S. House of Representatives may pass a $484 billion coronavirus aid package later...

Tumbling oil prices could make state budget decisions even tougher 

Yesterday’s announcement that Louisiana would delay the collection of severance taxes by two months...

Business taking a hit but don’t want to take out a loan? There’s a tax credit for that

While the Paycheck Protection Program has received much of the limelight for incentivizing businesses...

Virus roundup … 

• U.S. Reps. Garret Graves and Cedric Richmond sent a letter to Gov. John...

OLOL sees sharp drop in COVID-19 patients in past two weeks

As of today, roughly one-third of patients under care at Our Lady of the...
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Taxes, regulatory rollbacks, among items on table at legislative task force meeting

A legislative task force of more than 50 business leaders from around the state...

Roosters Men’s Grooming Centers to reopen Monday, defying stay-at-home order 

Roosters Men’s Grooming Centers plans to reopen its two Baton Rouge locations this coming...

PAR: Seven key questions for getting Louisiana back to business

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana issued its own commentary yesterday on how...

Virus roundup …

• As of Wednesday, April 22, the Louisiana Workforce Commission says it has paid...
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