Laravel - changes to code have no effect
One of the most annoying things in webdevelopment is cache. There is server cache, software cache, website cahe and browser cache. In laravel there are a few software cache parts you can reset to rule out laravel itself is the problem:
Run the following commands to clear laravel
php artisan config:clear php artisan cache:clear composer dump-autoload php artisan view:clear php artisan route:clear