2009 Legislative Priorities
BRAC’s top priorities for the 2009 legislative session, which begins Monday, April 27, are:
- Fund the widening of I-12 (Range to Walker), the widening of I-10 (Siegen to LA 73), and the creation of a Pecue Lane interchange
- Fund development of the Baton Rouge loop process
2. Secure small business tax relief
- Minimize or eliminate the corporate franchise tax on small businesses
3. Support a multi-faceted innovation agenda
- Encourage new venture capital development
- Continue incentives for private sector research and development
- Renew incentives for angel investors
- Maintain a competitive digital media tax incentive
4. Encourage efforts to ensure the competitiveness of Louisiana’s research universities
- Support development of a performance-based funding formula that prioritizes university research capabilities and workforce needs
- Support structural changes to higher education funding that increase the quality of research universities
Download BRAC’s 2009 legislative priorities.
More information about BRAC’s top priorities for the legislative session, as well as its ongoing areas of focus, can be found in Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s 2009 Agenda: Geared for Innovation at www.brac.org/agenda.
