 By ADAM DAIGLE l Acadiana Business Editor Welcome to the Monday edition of the Acadiana Business Newsletter. Let's just get to the headlines to start your week. LA40by30 is an initiative by the Louisiana Center for Health Equity, a nonprofit based in Baton Rouge, with the goal to move the state up 10 ranks in the annual America’s Health Rankings, in which it has come in last place for the past two years. As its first order of business, the group prepared a report outlining some of the biggest health challenges facing the state, zeroing in on childhood trauma, women’s health and poverty. It outlined ambitious plans to combat them, too, some of which are likely to face political headwinds. Among its plans are raising the minimum wage, a move that's been successful in other states. "No one can live on $7.25," said Alma Stewart Allen, the center's founder and president. Read the full story here. Have a great weekend. Thank you for reading. | 
