Cassidy on pandemic help and minimum wage Cassidy Folo By Ashley Joseph | January 28, 2021 at 7:26 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 7:26 PM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -Louisiana got a one-two punch in 2020 with the pandemic and the hurricanes. Now, the state’s economy is in question. In a recent conversation with Sen. Bill Cassidy, he was vocal about a number of President Biden’s executive orders--specifically the ban on new oil and gas leases. However, that’s not all the senator talked about. He also gave his thoughts on another round of stimulus checks and the democrats revived push to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2025.