Several business leaders went viral this week after their attempts at encouragement were received by employees as vitriolic and tone deaf, Axios reports.Â
The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council will consider making it easier for job applicants with criminal histories to get hired by city-parish contractors.Â
The bill would essentially eliminate the licenses of the roughly 3,200 home improvement contractors in Louisiana, Rep. Bryan Fontenot, R-Thibodaux, says. Â
Several of the tax proposals filed in the state Senate will be taken up by the Senate’s Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee on Monday as legislators gear up to make the most of the odd-numbered year that allows them to tackle tax issues.