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Baton Rouge Area Dawn Mellion-Patin, vice chancellor for extension and outreach for the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, has been presented the 2018 George Washington Carver Distinguished Service... (Continue)
Voters in two Republican-controlled states this week overwhelmingly approved minimum wage hikes, giving new hope to advocates in Louisiana, where even more modest proposals repeatedly have been rejected at the... (Continue)
Louisiana lawsuit costs are among the highest in the nation, with annual expenses in 2016 reaching nearly $7 billion – or the equivalent of $4,015 per household – according to a new study... (Continue)
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has announced nine companies and individuals as recipients of the 2018 Free Enterprise Awards winners. The 2018 LABI Free Enterprise Awards recipients are: Posthumous 2018 Honoree... (Continue)
According to a study published by the Institute for Legal Reform, the tort system in the United States cost $429 billion in 2016, which was 2.3% of the U.S. GDP. While not... (Continue)
Stephen Waguespack, President and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business & Industry (LABI) talks with Kevin & Bill about breakout training sessions for people who aspire to join the... (Continue)
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Across the U.S., Americans pay hefty costs for lawsuits, with the price tag stretching from the courthouses to the most basic levels of American life,... (Continue)
In his op-ed in the Hayride yesterday, LABI President Stephen Waguespack made a number of very significant points about manufacturing in Louisiana. Clearly manufacturing employees make up a... (Continue)
A recent survey conducted by the Louisiana Free Enterprise Institute found that a majority or residents of Plaquemines Parish are siding with the energy industry regarding the Parish Council'... (Continue)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, concluded yesterday his swing through the Bayou State where he addressed regional economic leaders and toured a coastal restoration... (Continue)
In today’s business update, LABI President and CEO Stephen Waguespack looks at the current economic forecast for Louisiana. Please click here to listen. (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 current state of the state... (Continue)
One of the key issues Shreveport Bossier residents talk about is jobs and finding ways to keep people in our community. Many young professionals have been fleeing the area to... (Continue)
Our nation's economy is on fire. Wages are up, unemployment's down, consumer confidence is at an 18-year high, GDP grew by more than four percent last quarter and... (Continue)
You might have seen this editorial by the Baton Rouge Advocate more or less trash-talking the Republicans in the Louisiana legislature over the fact that Louisiana now has a... (Continue)
“Sometimes we just say ‘It’s Louisiana,’ but if we continue to have that mindset, we will never see improvements to our state.” The Louisiana... (Continue)
A best and worst ranking of states’ economies produced by financial website 24/7 Wall St. and published by USA Today ranks Louisiana 48th in the U.S. for its economic... (Continue)
Stephen Waguespack, president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, will be the featured speaker at the September Ascension GOP Roundtable, sponsored by Ascension Republican Women. The roundtable will... (Continue)
City officials in both Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia are indicating their governments may be next to pursue climate lawsuits against energy companies. The City Attorney of Seattle revealed this... (Continue)
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