A year ago, the good folks up in Northwest Louisiana were excited a year ago about the economic potential of having the Air Force’s Cyber Command project perhaps locating its headquarters at Barksdale Air Force Base. […]
A number of years back, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) set out to eliminate certain business taxes imposed in Louisiana but not collected by other states. […]
The Louisiana Department of Labor (LDOL) no longer exists. It has been replaced by the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC). […]
Many Louisiana home and business owners were concerned when they recently learned that our property insurer of last resort—Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Company of Louisiana—is raising its rates by an average of 18 percent effective October 1 of this year. […]
I had to shake my head and refocus my eyes when I read the following words from a news story: “House Democrats responded to President Bush’s call for Congress to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling…. Among other things, the Democrats called for government to own refineries so it could better control the flow of the oil supply.” […]
The U.S. Senate wisely decided recently not to bring a very controversial bill, the Climate Security Act, to a floor vote. […]
With little more than a couple of weeks remaining in the Legislature’s regular session, a good bill has passed that should not go unheralded. […]
Following his Memorial Day weekend at John McCain’s ranch, Governor Bobby Jindal appeared on Greta Van Susteren’s show on Fox News. […]
When Governor Jindal was campaigning last fall, he was openly critical of former Governor Blanco’s use of non-recurring revenue to perpetuate $800 million of spending in the current (FY 07/08) budget. […]
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