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Nov 18

WSJ: Trump's Energy Renaissance

Donald Trump ’s nominations are a mix of good, bad and ugly. His choice of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department...

Nov 16

Sweeping tax overhaul in Louisiana hits snag on sales tax expansion

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers on Thursday postponed a vote on a key bill in Gov. Jeff Landry’s sweeping and complex tax...

Nov 13

Louisiana Eyes New Business Court to Settle Disputes

Louisiana lawmakers will consider a proposed constitutional amendment to create new specialized courts in the state during the third...

Nov 11

‘This tax code is broken’: Gov. Landry pitches Louisiana tax overhaul to start special session

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry kicked off a two and a half week special session with a call for legislators to drastically overhaul the...

Nov 6

Donald Trump Secures Historic 2024 Victory, Returns to the White House

In an unprecedented political comeback, Donald J. Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 United States presidential election,...

Nov 4

Louisiana's Tax Code Reform: A Path to Competitiveness and Growth

Louisiana's current tax code features several inefficient and uncompetitive policies, resulting in the state falling behind in tax...

Oct 21

Opposition Grows Against the Credit Card Competition Act

Credit unions and their advocates have spent months raising concerns with lawmakers about the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA). These...

Sep 27

Can Louisiana compete with Texas? Become a tech hub? LED's new leader sees a way to do it.

When Susan Bonnett Bourgeois became the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development in January , her new boss, Gov. Jeff Landry, charged...

Sep 24

FORBES:It’s Time For The Truth On The High Cost Of Drugs

Reposted from an opinion piece by Steve Forbes. Make no mistake , our medicines, like everything else these days, cost far more than they...

Aug 22

Sen. Sanders' Bluster Threatens Innovation in Medicine

The recent outcry over the pricing of weight loss drugs like Wegovy, fueled by advocacy groups like Public Citizen, highlights a growing...

Aug 5

Evaluating Security in Credit Card Networks: Lessons from the Recent CrowdStrike Incident

On Friday morning, a massive outage linked to a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike rippled across multiple...

Jul 17

NYT: How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap Into Power

Last month, J.D. Vance flew to San Francisco to hold a fund-raiser for Donald J. Trump and to host a private dinner afterward with two...