Baton Rouge, La.-In this column on March 27, I stated that the top goal of LABI for 2013 was as follows: “Tax increases on businesses and investments in a slow economy are a recipe for disaster.

One positive aspect of being around a long time is seeing lots of folks whack at the piñata of reform with varying degrees of success. I, too, have taken my swings at the paper mâche donkey and occasionally saw the candy hit the ground.

While Governor Jindal has touted what others might consider to be uncertain support by the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association for his tax swap plan, Dan Juneau, President and CEO of the largest business organization in Louisiana has put a line in the sand on the plan and has issued a clear warning.  

 The buzz in the media and governmental circles focuses on the yet undefined composition of Governor Jindal’s tax reform proposal for the legislative session that begins April 8.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is now preparing for his next campaign, a race for the presidency of the United States.

Current Jindal m.o.

Already leges, members of the media, etc., are coming out in support of Bobby Jindal’s proposed tax swap plan.

It was the Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's tax reform and the Karl Rove show in this year's rendition of the Louisiana Association Business and Industry annual meeting and luncheon, held Tuesday, in Baton Rouge. 

Baton Rouge, LOUISIANA.--Walter Russell Meade made a very interesting observation on his blog in The American Interest magazine. Meade describes the coming “blue-on-blue” battle arising between public sector unions and liberal Democratic mayors and governors whose states and municipalities are on the verge of bankruptcy due to the ever-escalating cost of public employee retirement benefits.

The French have an expression: “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” The more things change, the more they stay the same.

LABI used the launch of its new web site this week to release the organization’s voting record for the 2012 session. Anyone can go to the web site (www.labi.org) and see the scores for each member of the Legislature. LABI members and subscribers to the web site can see much, much more.

LABI designed the new site with three goals in mind: giving its membership the highest quality public policy advocacy tool available anywhere; providing members and subscribers with a constant flow of quality information on topics and issues impacting the business community; and allowing members to provide input to the organization on factors affecting the business climate in general and their businesses in particular.