The legal battle to determine the boundaries of Louisiana’s congressional districts is now taking place simultaneously at all three levels of the federal judiciary,
Carissa Graves, the wife of Congressman Garret Graves, has been hired by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to boost the nonprofit’s philanthropic base. She will join BRAF in a senior role beginning July 1.
Expanding access to small loans and helping contractors get federal infrastructure work are priorities for the U.S. Small Business Administration in Louisiana, SBA regional administrator Ted James says.
Business owners might be a little more cautious than usual, but the sorts of things they should be doing aren’t necessarily all that different from how they normally run their business, bankers say.