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One Acadiana's 2026 Legislative Priorities call on us to "support an all-of-the-above energy strategy, including a stable, investment-ready environment for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS)." That principle has been at the center of several debates this session,...
The May 16 election is behind us. Here's how things turned out, and what it means going forward. U.S. Senate: Letlow and Fleming Advance to Runoff Congresswoman Julia Letlow (45%) and State Treasurer John Fleming (28%) advanced to a June 27 runoff in the...
Lafayette's Sen. Brach Myers Leads Landmark Workers' Compensation Reform For Louisiana employers, workers' compensation is a familiar cost of doing business. Any employer with at least one employee is required to carry it. When a worker is injured on the job, the...
Five Constitutional Amendments are on the May 16 ballot. One Acadiana has taken positions of support on two of them, Amendment 3 on teacher pay and Amendment 4 on the business inventory tax. Below is a breakdown of both amendments, including what they would do, why...
From higher education financial aid to work-based learning, the state is examining whether our education investments are producing workforce outcomes. Connecting students to meaningful careers — and ensuring Louisiana's education investments are aligned with the...
Workforce development has been one of the defining themes of the 2026 Regular Session — and Week 7 delivered more progress. Three One Acadiana-supported bills advanced this week, each taking a different approach to one of the most urgent challenges facing our regional...
Week 6 of the 2026 Regular Session brought significant action on multiple fronts — the House unanimously passed the state's operating budget, the Senate Labor Committee advanced a landmark workers' compensation reform bill, and a behavioral health bill with direct...
Week 5 of the 2026 Regular Session brought action across all three of One Acadiana's legislative priority areas — Talent Development, Infrastructure Investment, and Economic Competitiveness. A major employer-driven workforce training initiative advanced out of...
Week 4 of the 2026 Regular Session brought significant action on several issues One Acadiana is tracking closely — a pivotal hearing on centralized sales tax collection, a major committee vote on carbon capture legislation, and continued progress on workforce...
Governor Jeff Landry set the tone for the 2026 Regular Session in his State of the State address last week, naming workforce development as one of his top priorities. With Louisiana announcing more than 124,000 new private-sector jobs in recent years, the Governor...