Louisiana’s megafund is being tapped to keep the Pilgrim’s Pride chicken plant in north Louisiana open, John Maginnis says. “It still could be the right thing to do, but the governor and Legislature need to decide some policy to guide future corporate rescues, since this likely won’t be the last,” Maginnis writes. How much longer will it be before the $414 million fund is used to help keep other companies in business? Read his column here.
(John Maginnis publishes LaPolitics Weekly, a newsletter on Louisiana politics, at LaPolitics.com.)
