Efforts to raise the minimum wage in Louisiana have failed for several years, but yesterday the US House approved a bill that would increase the minimum wage to 15-dollars an hour by 2025. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says it’s bad policy and cites Congressional Budget Office numbers showing it would destroy 1.3 million jobs…
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But Louisiana Budget Project Executive Director Jan Moller says predictions about job losses have been wrong in the past because they don’t consider the economic benefits of paying workers more money.
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The U-S Senate is not expected to go along with the House’s minimum wage increase proposal.

Federal legislation has been filed that would increase the share of offshore energy revenues for Gulf Coast states, which could help fund coastal restoration and flood protection projects. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says states get a much bigger share of the revenue from onshore drilling and this bill would level the playing field for offshore drilling states…
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Graves says the measure would mean an additional 80 to 150-million dollars for the state.

State Education Superintendent John White testified in front of Congress this week to discuss teacher preparation. White says in 2017, Louisiana began requiring a year of residency under state-certified mentors for all aspiring teachers. White says the federal government should support this type of model in order to improve teacher retention…
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