6.11.23 – Shreveport Times During this year’s session 179 bills were passed. Those bills include a “Don’t say gay” bill and the ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Although these bills passed, they still require the governor’s...
6.1.23 – Baton Rouge Business Report Thirty-ninth: Louisiana workers made an average of $1,134 per week in the last quarter of 2022, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, with wages falling around 0.8% from the same period the previous year The...
5.24.23 – KTAL -SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) Louisiana’s Napoleonic Code-inspired laws sometimes come up short of making sense, but those born with a heightened sense of humor may find some of these strange Louisiana laws to be hilarious. From rules about spitting, to...
5.18.23 – News Star More than 200,000 Louisiana workers quit their jobs in the first quarter of 2023, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, the most on record in the state’s history. Louisiana saw 73,000 workers voluntarily leave their jobs...
5.9.23 – Governing – A proposal would expand the “ban the box” concept to the private sector, barring most contractors who do business with the city-parish from asking job applicants about their criminal history until late in the hiring process. The number...
5.3.23 – MONROE, La. (KNOE) A new state incentive to recruit police officers cleared its first hurdle in the Louisiana House of Representatives. House Bill 563 will give first-time law enforcement officers a $5,000 incentive if they become POST Certified and...
