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LISTEN: NFIB State Director Discusses Small Business Optimism

LISTEN: NFIB State Director Discusses Small Business Optimism

December 16, 2024

Louisiana News

Leah Long tells Talk 107.3 that Main Street Louisiana is more hopeful about the direction of the economy

NFIB State Director Leah Long told Talk 107.3 in Baton Rouge on Dec. 13 that small business owners are feeling more upbeat about the direction of the economy.

Speaking on “Mornings with Brian Haldane,” she said the latest NFIB Optimism Index shows that small business optimism rose sharply in November.

“Elections have consequences,” she said. “I think a lot of people are looking foward to what the economy may look like, not even just at the federal level at the policies that could happen but also at the state level.”

Click here to listen to the full interview.

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