The Louisiana minimum wage was last changed in 2008, when it was raised $0.70 from $6.55 to $7.25. Louisiana's minimum wage rate is linked to a Consumer Price Index, which is intended to raise the rate along with inflation. read more
More than two dozen candidates running in New Orleans elections in 2017 pledged support for Step Up Louisiana's platform, which calls for a $15 minimum wage for municipal workers and legislation that gives municipalities the autonomy to set their own minimum wage. read more
New Orleans employers must pay workers at least $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage requirement. States and local governments may set a higher minimum wage rate, but Louisiana is among the states that do not have a state minimum wage. read more