The voting booth looms large both this year and next for those in Louisiana industry and its many supporting and related enterprises, from chemical manufacturing to offshore services to equipment rental.
As 10/12 Industry Report notes in its new cover story, many industry executives are waiting to make hiring decisions, pull the trigger on capital investments or settle on long-term strategic plans until they know what policies—and what leaders—they can count on in Baton Rouge and in Washington, D.C., when the dust settles in November 2016. In addition to the already-heated 2016 race for the White House, this fall in Louisiana will see important contests decided for governor, for dozens of legislative seats and for eight spots on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The industry and policy experts 10/12 Industry Report consulted brought up a wide range of issues they are looking for clarity on as these votes approach: state budget problems, the role and structure of higher education, the role and posture of the Environmental Protection Agency, the use of incentives to attract new industry to Louisiana, the value of ports and infrastructure, job creation, the judiciary environment, the tax burden on industry, and much more.
Based on the questions and ideas these experts suggested, 10/12 Industry Report developed 10 questions for the four major gubernatorial candidates in Louisiana that the magazine thinks will help industry executives make the first important decision of this dual election cycle: Who should occupy the governor’s mansion in January 2016?
Read the full cover story of the new issue of 10/12 Industry Report to see how Republicans Scott Angelle, Jay Dardenne and David Vitter, and Democrat John Bel Edwards, responded to the 10 questions posed to them by the magazine, which recently announced it will be published on a quarterly basis beginning in February. Send your comments to editor@1012industryreport.com.
