Small business owners struggle to provide their employees with health insurance. About 8 in 10 are concerned about health care prices. Last year, President Donald Trump took steps to change that. His... (Continue)
So many women already have signed up to run for the Louisiana Legislature this fall that Democrats and Republicans are predicting a sea change in the state’s lawmaking... (Continue)
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is ready for this year’s election cycle and legislative overturn. LABI President Stephen Waguespack spoke to the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce... (Continue)
Gov. John Bel Edwards and legislators failed miserably this past session when it comes to solving one of the state’s biggest problems adversely impacting just about everyone ... (Continue)
The head of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Stephen Waguespack spoke with Brian about the legislative session. Why are auto insurance rates so high in Louisiana? Stephen... (Continue)
The business community came away with both wins and losses during the recent legislative session, which Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack describes as “a good... (Continue)
If state leaders want to score an election-year win with both the public and the business community, they would find a way to lower Louisiana’s notoriously high auto... (Continue)
In early March, ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery Manager Gloria Moncada was elected chairwoman of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association. In announcing her new role, the organization marked... (Continue)
Stephen Waguespack, President and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, talks with 101.7 / 710 KEEL's Robert J Wright and Erin McCarty about the final days of this year'... (Continue)
Gulf states Louisiana and Texas are among the states that dominate international trade in the U.S., according to a new report by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). ... (Continue)
The trial lawyer and legal services industry spent $15.6 million for an ad to air every minute, on average, in New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge, according to a new... (Continue)
Stephen Waguespack, the head of Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, joined Brian on the show to discuss what’s going on at the state capitol. Waguespack talks... (Continue)
The City of New Orleans is joining six parishes in a lawsuit alleging the oil and gas industry is to blame for the coastal erosion that is eating away at... (Continue)
Several business leaders are backing a bill—set to be heard Tuesday in committee—to reduce auto insurance rates in Louisiana, but the industry pushing the hardest is... (Continue)
Aiming to remedy what it calls a statewide “automobile insurance rate epidemic,” the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has joined a coalition of roughly 30 companies and business... (Continue)
The Louisiana House of Representatives unanimously passed a statewide framework for ridesharing in the state, just as more than 40 states across the country have passed. Now, Louisianians have the opportunity... (Continue)
A bill aimed at changing Louisiana’s jury system in an effort to reduce the high cost of auto insurance cleared the state House last week and is awaiting... (Continue)
In an effort to increase support for his proposed gasoline tax to fund highway construction projects, Baton Rouge Rep. Steve Carter is scrapping a controversial provision that called for redirecting... (Continue)
It’s an election year in Louisiana; the governor’s race front and center, of course. But the Legislature is currently in session with several buzz worthy items... (Continue)
Louisiana legislators have never hesitated to approve constitutional amendments that let voters decide controversial issues they consider too hot to handle themselves. However, when it is an issue with which... (Continue)
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