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Louisiana hair braiders and a New Orleans lawmaker say they plan to keep fighting to remove the states burdensome licensing requirements after a bill died in committee during the recent

Louisiana hair braiders and a New Orleans lawmaker say they plan to keep fighting to remove the states burdensome licensing requirements after a bill died in committee during the recent

If regulators can come after lower-income professionals at safe, responsible businesses, they can criminalize anyone.

Every day in Louisiana, hair stylists in salons across the state use their fingers to interlace peoples hair into twists, knots, cornrows, microbraids and dreadlocks.

A 19th Judicial Court Judge dismissed the case that challenges strict rules to obtain a braiding license. A business manager plans to appeal the decision.