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Pelican's Summer Reading List 2026: For the Beach, the Porch, or Wherever Summer Takes You

Summer offers something that’s often in short supply during the rest of the year: time to thin...

How Many Laws Are Too Many?

A total of 1,259 bills were filed during the 2026 Louisiana Legislative Session, which adjourned on ...

SPECIAL FEATURE: Louisiana’s School Funding Reckoning: Teacher Pay, the MFP, and the Need for a Bigger Conversation

Louisiana’s debate over teacher pay has exposed a deeper problem that policymakers can no longer a...

Real Action on Artificial Intelligence

Last week, the White House released an Executive Order (EO) Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligen...

Louisiana Legislature and Governor Secure Landmark Victory for Worker Freedom

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:  sydney@pelicaninstitute.org  |  504-717-1606 June 9, 2026 N...

A Win for Worker Freedom in Louisiana! SB312 Awaits Gov. Landry’s Signature

A big win for worker freedom in Louisiana! Senate Bill 312, sponsored by Senator Kirk Talbot and Rep...

Artificial Intelligence Takes Hurricane Season by Storm

Hurricane season began this week, on June 1, and stretches through November 30th. For Louisiana, the...

The Data On Data Centers

Data centers have existed for years, with the first modern data storage and computing facility datin...

LPSC Explores New Electricity Options

Louisiana regulators have officially opened the door to one of the most consequential energy policy ...

Gas Gimmicks Won’t Cut Prices

Louisiana families feel fuel prices before politicians finish explaining them. Gasoline is the cost ...

Who Controls Your Electric Bill? Louisiana Voters Are Deciding Right Now.

Missed Connections: How Louisiana is Avoiding them through Responsible Broadband Deployment

The federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) began in 2021 and has followed a l...

Louisiana Students Before Pork and Politics

Tax season just ended, and Louisianans likely noticed they kept more of their hard-earned income due...

U.S. Energy Secretary Calls for More Capitalism in American Electricity Production — Is Louisiana Listening?

Artificial Intelligence in Our State

Louisiana’s innovators are using artificial intelligence (AI) in groundbreaking ways to improve th...

Amendment 3 would use education funds to give Louisiana teachers raises. Here's what to know.

Pelican Institute report said to be 'shock to the system'

ERSPAMER: 17,000 Louisiana Families Are Calling: Will The Senate Answer?

Help From Above: Can Drone Technology Protect Schools During Emergencies?

The safety of children has quickly become one of the highest values in technology policy debates. Fe...

Report reveals rich out-of-state donors funding Louisiana's anti-energy movement

Sunlight Over Secrecy: Why HB 763 Matters

Louisiana works best when government operates in the open. At the Pelican Institute, that’s a prin...

Ignore the Chicken Littles on Amendment 3: Constitutional Fund Dedications are No Way to Craft a Budget

Louisiana voters will consider five constitutional amendments when they got to the polls on May 16. ...

Quin Hillyer: From Star to GATOR, here's how education funds should flow in Louisiana

Government Growth Limit: Louisiana’s Next Step

Louisiana is moving in the right direction. Under Governor Jeff Landry, the state is beginning to de...

Louisiana's Carbon Capture Bet: Opportunity, Risk, and the Cost of Slowing Down

Rules of the Road: Driverless Cars and Federal Frameworks

Self-driving cars took to New Orleans last year to learn the roads, pot holes, and all of the city...

Energy companies refusing to invest until lawsuits are over, lawmaker says

New Orleans Can’t Afford to Pay City Workers for Union Business

The City of New Orleans’ budget woes are well documented. At the end of 2025, the City required a ...

20 Center-Right Groups Urge President Trump to Counter Europe's Discriminatory Digital Taxes

Louisiana Can Fully Fund LA GATOR and Here’s How—It’s a Matter of Priorities

Louisiana lawmakers debating whether to fully fund the LA GATOR education savings account program sh...

World Tour: Age Verification Edition

Attempts to age gate the internet and restrict social media use based on age checks are not distinct...

Louisiana Lawmakers Consider Fix for Private School Pre-K Overreach

Schools decry largest expansion of government regulation in state’s history, possible closures  I...

SCOTUS sides with oil companies over where Louisiana coastal lawsuits can be heard

LEGAL ANALYSIS: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Landmark Louisiana Coastal Lawsuit

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-0 decision in Chevron USA, Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish....

Pelican Institute Releases Statement on Unanimous Supreme Court Decision in Chevron USA v. Plaquemines Parish

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: sydney@pelicaninstitute.org April 17, 2026   NEW ORLEANS,...

Breaking the Cycle of Bad Regulation

In the book of Ecclesiastes, the author writes of the cyclical nature of human affairs. “What has ...

Pelican Institute Urges Support for SB 490: Protecting Louisiana Families from Rising Energy Costs While Powering Economic Growth

As Louisiana lawmakers and utility regulators convene today to address growing electricity demand an...

Op-Ed: Delinking legislation is a price control in disguise

Shock to the System: What's Driving Rising Electricity Costs in Louisiana

Entergy’s New Mega-Deal: How Does It Measure Up to President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge?

Entergy Louisiana’s March 27 announcement of a dramatically expanded power agreement with Meta for...

Growing Louisiana’s Workforce: Why HB 680 Is Essential to “One Door to Work”

Louisiana stands at a pivotal moment. With tens of billions of dollars in new economic development p...

Run the Numbers: What Can Data Tell Us About AI?

The conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become a testing ground for competi...

Louisiana weighs shortening prison sentences for those who earn associate's degrees

Pelican Institute: Out-of-state money holding Louisiana back

Baton Rouge Showdown: Lawmakers Move To Stretch Nursing Home Bed Freeze To 2032

Courting Disaster: What Do New Social Media Rulings Mean for the Future of Free Speech and American Innovation?

Last week, juries in New Mexico and California reached verdicts against Meta and YouTube of $375 mil...

Louisiana’s Nursing Home Moratorium Is Protectionism

When the government makes it illegal to open new nursing homes or add beds where people need care, t...

17,000 Students, One Clear Message: Fully Fund LA GATOR

Louisiana families have spoken—and they are demanding more educational opportunity. The latest app...

Louisiana lawmakers are unsure of the state's nursing home needs