Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Repeal Advisory Council

The Louisiana Senate unanimously passed a bill that would eliminate the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, clearing the way for the bill to be presented to the governor. The Senate on Monday voted 36-0 to pass HB 537, which would eliminate the 17-member advisory council created in 2011. The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, which is sponsoring a companion measure that was introduced in the Senate, characterized the council as "ineffective and little used" and argued that maintaining it constitutes an "unnecessary drain on government resources." Emp...