Louisiana has long been an outlier with some of the most onerous licensing laws in the country, but two bills on the governor’s desk offer much-needed reforms.

Both House Bill 1062 and HB 639 were passed unanimously by the Louisiana legislature and are awaiting Gov. John Bel Edwards’ signature. These bills represent a bipartisan effort to reform Louisiana’s burdensome licensing laws and help make it easier for Louisianans to find work.

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Edward Timmons, PhD, is a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute and the founding director of the Knee Regulatory Research Center at West Virginia University. He is regularly asked to provide expert testimony in state legislatures across the U.S. on occupational licensing reform and the practice authority of nurse practitioners. His work is heavily cited by the popular press, and he has authored numerous articles for media publications.

Conor Norris is the assistant director of the Knee Regulatory Research Center at West Virginia University.

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