DAVID JACOBS

1 week ago | businessreport.com | Jeremy Alford |DAVID JACOBS |Holly Duchmann

When the regular session convenes Monday, one of the touchiest issues for the Legislature’s agriculture committees, and the two chambers, will be carbon capture. The issue pits the state’s economic development hopes against landowner concerns, and House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Chair Troy Romero finds himself in the middle.  “We’re getting tremendous pushback from my constituents in the farming community,” he says.

2 weeks ago | businessreport.com | Jeremy Alford |DAVID JACOBS |Holly Duchmann

Louisiana has gained praise for its quick rollout of federal grants to expand access to broadband internet. But grant recipients are in some cases drilling right into vital infrastructure, House Commerce Chair Daryl Deshotel says. “I’m getting calls daily from mayors that say, ‘I can’t afford to fix all these water lines that are being broken,’ and that’s a serious problem,” he says. “The governor’s aware of it.

2 months ago | businessreport.com | DAVID JACOBS |Jeremy Alford |Holly Duchmann

Three standing state Senate committees have already either hired or are on the hunt for senior attorneys, creating a new set of dynamics and personalities for the folks who make a living off of making the law. In some respects, committee attorneys are the unsung heroes of Capitoland. That much is evident from the highly qualified applicants drawn to the positions. “You get to write the songs that make the whole world sing, right?” Liz Mangham, managing partner with SSG, says with a laugh.

2 months ago | businessreport.com | Jeremy Alford |DAVID JACOBS |Holly Duchmann

During a fiscal-focused session, like the one lawmakers will convene April 14, the committees that don’t directly control taxing and spending rarely get much attention. But this year, lawmakers on committees that oversee the state’s natural resources will be in the spotlight as they take on controversial issues that could shape the future of energy policy.

Jan 10, 2025 | businessreport.com | Jeremy Alford |DAVID JACOBS |Holly Duchmann

As the first physician to chair the U.S. Senate HELP Committee since 1933 (back when it was just the Education and Labor Committee), Sen. Bill Cassidy hasn’t yet hesitated in 2025 to flex his health care credentials and leverage his newfound power. On “Fox News Sunday” the past weekend, Cassidy participated in a lengthy interview and, among other statements, touched on vaccines and the approaching administration of President-elect Donald Trump. Regarding Robert F.