Louisiana might pay out overlapping business incentives for a decade or more

APPEL: Does Louisiana Want To Compete With Our Neighbors, Or Just Sue Ourselves Into Poverty?

Despite incalculable positive assets, Louisiana always brings up the rear in business growth and attraction. With all the talk of how out of control litigation has driven up private insurance costs, we cannot lose sight of the other negative impact on the prosperity of our people, the impact of our existing civil justice system. We […] The post APPEL: Does Louisiana Want To Compete With Our Neighbors, Or Just Sue Ourselves Into Poverty? appeared…

Louisiana might pay out overlapping business incentives for a decade or more

KEY TAKEAWAYS: House Bill 507 would launch Louisiana High Impact Job Program Grants tied to salaries above parish average, not job count Program overlaps with soon-to-expire Quality Jobs incentive Employers must offer full-time jobs with health insurance Economic development officials in Louisiana want to place less emphasis on the number of new jobs major projects bring to the state and more on what they pay employees. Their strategy call…