Today's Louisiana business and organization news: MMI Culinary of Jefferson Parish is honored, by White House and U.S. Department of Agriculture,  Lafayette Chamber's business after hours, BRAC and GNOInc announce a joint trip and the Louisiana Realtors offer an update. 

After all that talk about falling off the fiscal cliff, you just knew that members of congress would do the right thing, and work out a compromise on the federal budget that would curtail any additional new spending, close generous tax loopholes, reign in entitlements, and take a dramatic whack out of current spending.  Isn’t that what congressional leadership is all about, particularly at times of major financial crisis?

The elections are over.  President Obama has been re-elected.  Republicans control the House of Representatives.  Democrats control the U.S. Senate. 
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