EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 24 MIN
Outsiders keep flying in to kill Louisiana's $100K jobs
from The Louisiana Business & Industry Show · host Guaranty Broadcasting Company
Industry pays 70% of St. John the Baptist Parish's budget: the schools, the roads, the police force. So why are people from outside the parish spending real money to shut it down?Jaclyn Hotard, President of St. John the Baptist Parish, has spent 35+ years around Louisiana industry and has been dragged through both federal and local court for defending it. She isn't backing down.In this conversation, she breaks down how a St. John student can walk out of high school, do one year at River Parishes Community College, and earn $100,000 a year and why she says paid special interests fight to kill the very projects that make those jobs possible. Her line: responsible growth and responsible industry aren't a choice between two things. They're the same thing.► Subscribe for a new Louisiana business leader every week:https://www.youtube.com/ @LouisianaBusinessandIndustrySh
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Industry pays 70% of St. John the Baptist Parish's budget: the schools, the roads, the police force. So why are people from outside the parish spending real money to shut it down?Jaclyn Hotard, President of St. John the Baptist Parish, has spent 35+ years around Louisiana industry and has been dragged through both federal and local court for defending it. She isn't backing down.In this conversation, she breaks down how a St. John student can walk out of high school, do one year at River Parishes Community College, and earn $100,000 a year and why she says paid special interests fight to kill the very projects that make those jobs possible. Her line: responsible growth and responsible industry aren't a choice between two things. They're the same thing.► Subscribe for a new Louisiana business leader every week:https://www.youtube.com/ @LouisianaBusinessandIndustrySh
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