re: This is going to hurt Louisiana Industry

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The free market works both ways, bro. You can raise your prices when there's greater demand for your product or service. So can the labor force. There is an equilibrium wage point at which you can find people willing to work. If you cant or wont pay it, you wont have workers. Economics 101.

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Well my core workforce is paid well beyond industry standard for reasons as stated and the majority in Louisiana are stable family oriented people. So for myself here I'm not terribly concerned although finding additional skilled labor is almost nonexistent regardless of wage. TWIC, drug testing etc...limits the workforce.

My nomadic workforce in other states is not as stable and much more transient and will prove to be a concern. Not that it can't be settled, labor funding for me is priority but there are always the ones that bolt for greener grass.

But as a commercial, residential (which I don't do) and industrial construction industry which is very large in this area it will be a formidable task to keep all projects running at current schedule and cost. And I would think with as many in the industry are on this board it would be something they are thinking about.

It is going to be a challenge and one I thought worth discussing.

Apparently a girl called me a pussy, a cuk and I've been accused of not wearing big boy pants. Guess I should have just started a wyhi or Taylor Swift thread so they could be engaged.