Minimum Wage

Governor John Bel Edwards has said boosting the minimum wage in Louisiana is one of his top priorities during this legislative session. A bill to boost the wage to $15/hour passes in Senate Committee.

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State Senator Karen Carter Peterson has filed legislation that would gradually raise Louisiana's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026.

Hobby Lobby stores nationwide will be raising the hourly minimum wage for all of its full-time employees to $17 effective October 1, 2020.

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.