Vehicle manufacturers have built a rigged market, and Louisiana's independent repair shops are paying the price. Automakers restrict independent mechanics from accessing the same diagnostic data and software tools they freely hand to their own authorized dealerships. The result is artificial scarcity, inflated costs, and the slow strangulation of a sector that employs millions of Americans and tens of thousands of Louisianians in every parish across the state. The REPAIR Act

First it was manufacturing. Then it was data centers. Now Louisiana is chasing rockets, and the Legislature just rewrote state law to make sure the state has a real shot at landing one of the biggest prizes in the private aerospace race. Over the course of the session that wrapped June 1, lawmakers passed and Governor Jeff Landry signed a full package of aerospace incentive bills, all sponsored by Rep. Tony Bacala, R-Prairieville, who chairs House Ways and Means, and Rep. Jac

Louisiana just closed the door on one of the biggest legal threats facing its energy industry, and business owners across the state should be paying attention, because the protection doesn't stop at the oil patch. Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 804, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, into law in June, capping off one of the session's signature business wins. The law bars civil lawsuits filed in Louisiana state courts that seek personal injury, property, or economic

Louisiana just found an extra $50 million for one of the few insurance fixes that has actually shown results, and it did it without raising a single tax or fee. Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 1187, sponsored by Rep. Paul Sawyer, R-Baton Rouge, in late May, directing $50 million in surplus funds from Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation into the state's Fortify Homes Program. The money comes from an unusual source: excess funds Citizens collected through a