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Bayou to Beltway: August 11, 2021

Interview with Dr. Gary Wagner, who holds the Acadiana Business Economist Endowed Chair at UL Lafayette about the current state of the economy in Acadiana and in the nation. 

Dr. Wagner discusses the major forces shaping the COVID economy, focusing on both the vast federal spending but also the vast dislocation experienced by many. He takes a quick look at jobs, wages, labor, inflation, and growth for the future, before moving on to the infrastructure deal currently being debated in Congress.