Region 6

By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate The Office of Advocacy has conducted a series of small business outreach meetings across southern Louisiana since Labor Day, and the conversation was as spicy as the area's cuisine. We asked dozens of…

Rhett Davis has been named small business advocate for Region 6, representing Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. In his role, Davis will be the direct link between the region’s small business owners, state and local…

By Rosalyn Steward, Assistant Chief Counsel At the roundtable held on June 7, 2017, in Baton Rouge, LA, Advocacy heard from Michael J. Busada, the General Counsel and Vice President of Ayers Career College in Shreveport, LA, on his…

By Rosalyn Steward, Assistant Chief Counsel New Orleans was the second and final stop for Advocacy’s Regional Regulatory Roundtables series in Louisiana. The roundtable was held on June 8, 2017, and opened with welcoming remarks from…

By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel The Office of Advocacy’s second Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable was hosted in New Orleans on June 8, following a roundtable in Baton Rouge the previous day. Participants identified many…

The Small Business Spreads ‘Carnival’ to the Rest of the World By Linwood L. Rayford III, Assistant Chief Counsel On June 8, Advocacy’s regulatory team visited Mardi Gras World in New Orleans. Since 1947, Kern Studios, a…

By Emily Theroux, Public Affairs Assistant On June 9, members of the Advocacy staff toured Wechem, a small chemical manufacturing and distribution plant based out of New Orleans. Founded in 1972, the company has remained family owned…