Minimum Wage

Minimum wage increases go into effect today in 24 states, but Louisiana is not one of them and remains one of a handful who’ve kept the federal minimum of 7.25 an hour.

Stephen Waguespack, head of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, talks about the move to increase the national minimum wage to $15 an hour.

$7.25 is Louisiana's current minimum wage. Do you think it should be higher?

This is a very intriguing idea making its way through the Louisiana Legislature.

It seems that the gap between what employees make and what they need to survive has become something even corporate america can't ignore.

State lawmakers are gearing up for the legislation session this spring. 2019 is an election year and several local leaders expect to see some heavy politicking.

Even workers that make more than minimum wage should see a positive change in their pay as pay scales adjust accordingly.

New Orleans Democrat Senator Troy Carter believes all businesses who have 50 or more workers should pay at least $9.50 an hour. He has filed a bill to impliment the change by August 2019.

Since the retail giant built the wage increases into their $7 billion plan to invest into itself, the raises will not affect the company's bottom line.

The death of New Orleans Senator Troy Carter's bill marks the second consecutive year legislators kill a minimum wage increase in committee.