Deep Dive: A LABI Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Biz: Apprenticeship Summit Coming 2025 by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Making the Case for Early Childhood Investment by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Sounds of Session, ft. Dr. Cade Brumley by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Sounds of Session ft. Rep. Kim Carver by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Collateral Source w/ Rep. Michael Melerine by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: The State of the Energy Industry ft. API's Gifford Briggs by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Pit Stops Along LA23 - Workforce Wednesday by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
In this inaugural edition of a special series of "The Biz" we're calling "Pit Stops Along LA23," meet the man charged with solving Louisiana's insurance crisis: Insurance Commissioner-Elect Tim Temple. In each Pit Stop episode, we'll break down one aspect of the recommendations in LABI's LA23 Strategic Plan, starting with Louisiana's high insurance rates, a major barrier to economic growth. How did we get here? How do we correct course? Listen and find out!
The Biz is back. We were joined a few weeks ago by Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis to discuss the many initiatives and economic development projects currently in the works in North Louisiana. Don't miss this insightful interview where Mayor Ellis shares what his administration has accomplished thus far and how we can put Louisiana, like Monroe, on the path to success.
The Biz: Fourth Quarter Report with Bryan Hanks and Chairman Jean-Paul Coussan by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Fourth Quarter Report w/ Dr. Cade Brumley by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Fourth Quarter Report w/ Rep. Phillip DeVillier by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
Welcome to the second part of our conversation with Rolfe McCollister. In part II, Rolfe details his 40 years in journalism and how the Baton Rouge business community has evolved over the years.
LABI's "The Biz" is back for our first episode of 2023. On this special episode we have Baton Rouge Business Report founder and former publisher (and Capitol Region legend) Rolfe McCollister join us in studio. We discuss Rolfe's story and the founding of the Baton Rouge Business Report, lessons learned over the years and trends in the media today.
The Biz: Baton Rouge General President & CEO Edgardo Tenreiro by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Rep. Richard Nelson & LABI's Lauren Gleason by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Turning the Tables ft. Brian Haldane by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Turning the Tables, ft. Clay Young by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Good Works, ft. Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
The Biz: Good Works, ft. Totes de Joie founder Kiki Bergeron by Louisiana Association of Business & Industry
“The global demand will be there, will the U.S. policy match it?" Don't want to miss our conversation with Placid Refining's Tyler Gray where we talk pain at the pump, Russia's role in our sky-high gas prices and why the current U.S. policy on oil and gas is not effective or sustainable.
The Biz: Sounds of Session, ft. Rep. Larry Frieman by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
The Biz: Sounds of Session w/ LA Commissioner of Higher Education, Kim Hunter Reed by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
The Biz: Sounds of Session w/ Senator Sharon Hewitt by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
LABI Podcast, Christmas Edition: Ft. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Good Works: Episode 6 - Deanna Whittle, CEO, The Emerge Center by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Good Works: Missy Andrade, CIO, Boys & Girls Club of Louisiana by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Good Works: Episode 4 - Adonica Duggan, CEO, Baton Rouge Alliance for Students by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Good Works: Episode 3 - Angelle Bourgeois, Louisiana Pediatric Cardiology Foundation by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Sounds Of Session: Ft. Dept. of Health Secretary Courtney Phillips by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Good Works: Episode 2 - Manners of the Heart by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Good Works: Episode 1 - Thrive Founder, Sarah Broome by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Sounds Of Session- A Big Win On Infrastructure by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
It's our last Sounds of Session before the legislature adjourns on Thursday, so we caught up with Rep. Jean-Paul Coussan, Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. We talk all things oil and gas, including bills he's proposed, what's on the horizon, and his final thoughts as the legislature heads home.
Congressional Conversation - A Divided Washington With Congressman Mike Johnson by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Congressional Conversation - First Days in DC with Congresswoman Julia Letlow by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
DEEP DIVE LIVE with Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter and BESE's Preston Castille by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Congressional Conversation – Infrastructure and the Energy Economy with Congressman Garret Graves by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Congressional Conversation – Infrastructure and the Energy Economy with Senator Bill Cassidy by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Sounds of Session - Tax Reform With Representative Phillip DeVillier by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Main Street Sessions: The Health Care Mission with Our Lady of The Lake President & CEO Scott Wester by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Sounds of Session - Balancing Family and Politics with Rep. Paula Davis and Rep. Stephanie Hilferty by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Sounds of Session - Education Update With Superintendent Cade Brumley by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Sounds of Session - Education Update With Representative Ray Garofalo by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Sounds of Session - Education Update With Senator Cleo Fields by Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Senate President Page Cortez and House Speaker Clay Schexnayder joined LABI President & CEO Stephen Waguespack to discuss their plans and priorities for when the 2021 legislative session.
Ochsner CEO Warner Thomas joined LABI President and CEO Stephen Waguespack via Zoom to discuss the state of Louisiana healthcare throughout the COVID=19 crisis and his experience running Ochsner Health.
"It was like you were trying to build a car on I-10 going 100 miles an hour and you just started with the motor."
Senate Health & Welfare Committee Chair Fred Mills joins us on the latest "Sounds of Session" to discuss everything from PPP loans to the COVID-19 vaccine. Sen. Mills, who is a banker and pharmacist in addition to his work at the Capitol, brings both his unique perspective and Cajun humor to the conversation.
With tax reform at the top of the agenda for the Louisiana Legislature’s upcoming fiscal session, Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee Chairman Bret Allain sat down with LABI's Jim Patterson this week to discuss some of the ideas on the table.
For LABI's first "Small Business Spotlight," Swamp Dragon Hot Sauce CEO & Founder Matt Beeson stops by the Lamar Advertising Studio at the LABI Center for Free Enterprise to discuss his unique product line and bringing the flavor of Louisiana beyond our 64 parishes. Matt also talks about some of the challenges facing entrepreneurs and how policy changes such as centralized sales tax collections can help our state's climate for small business.
Ballard Brands CEO Scott Ballard joins members of LABI's Emerging Leaders Council to discuss his career in business and offer tips from his recipe for business success. Ballard also speaks about why he believes that it is critical for leaders from the business community to stay involved in public policy and work to build a pro-growth climate in Louisiana.
For the first episode of LABI's Deep Dive, Stephen Waguespack sits down with Louisiana's outgoing Superintendent of Education, John White. The two discuss White's roots in Washington D.C., his work as an educator in New Jersey and New York, and what it takes to transform Louisiana's educational system.
As we rethink delivery of education and workforce training in the midst of this pandemic, the debut episode of Deep Dive is especially timely. It was recorded before the far-reaching effects of the "Stay-at-Home" order, but the lessons most definitely apply.
Speaking about education reform that followed Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, White said in the interview, "There's a burst of energy in government, in politics, in public service and in business that comes with responding to great tragedies and great catastrophes... The real question is, how do you sustain that momentum without needing that sort of catastrophic and catalytic event? I think you do it through focus, and through an unwavering sense that our people, our businesses, our communities, our students, our children can and should be on a level playing field with anyone in this country. And the minute you start compromising on that simple idea... then you go back. And it won't be until another horrible event happens that we begin to get the resurgence of energy."