WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this column in the Oct. 2025 NWLA Biz Progress Report explaining how Congress and the Trump administration will help Louisiana businesses by cutting regulations and keeping taxes low.

Key excerpts of the column are below:

“Louisiana is building a stronger economy than we have ever had before, and we haven’t even begun to see how our economy can thrive when the federal government gets out of the way.

“Since the pandemic, Louisiana has steadily added jobs to the economy for 51 consecutive months. Louisiana has registered more than 2 million jobs this year for the first time in our history. Our manufacturing sector has climbed to 20th in the nation. 

“Much of this growth occurred in spite of policies coming out of Washington.

“President Biden added hundreds of regulations on American businesses—more than any other president in American history. It has cost American companies an estimated $1.4 trillion to comply with these regulations.”

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“Fortunately, the American people recognized that President Biden’s policies were gutting our economy like a fish. They voted for change, and the Trump administration and the Republican Congress are already delivering.”

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“Lower taxes and deregulation are a recipe for economic success anywhere in the country, but especially in North Louisiana. Between shale production, the expanding Port of Caddo-Bossier, and several new ventures into artificial intelligence, North Louisiana has become a hotbed of new investment and small business growth. It’s one of the reasons Bossier City made the 2025 list of best cities for starting new businesses in America.

“The government doesn’t create jobs. Hardworking people do. But the government can make it much more difficult for the businessmen and women in Louisiana to continue to grow their companies.

“The Biden administration laid on our economy like a wet blanket, and Louisiana businesses still managed to add jobs and develop new industries in our state. I can’t wait to see how Louisiana thrives when the federal government stays out of its way.”

Read Kennedy’s column here.