At the moment, Louisiana does not have a state-mandated minimum wage—most businesses use the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. But Gov. John Bel Edwards is pushing a bill that would set Louisiana’s minimum wage at $8 per hour in 2017 and raise it to $8.50 per hour in 2018. The proposal, written by
Should Louisiana set a minimum wage higher than the $7.25 per hour federal standard?
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