Posted by Robert Ross on May 24, 2011Next Target of Regulation: PlumbersRep. Ledricka Thierry (D - St. Landry) wants to impose fines on any person who performs plumbing without [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on May 23, 2011Guest Commentary: An Opportunity for Louisiana to Lead U.S. Back to Fiscal SanityIn the face of unsustainable federal debt, Congress and the President appear unwilling and impotent to do [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on May 23, 2011New Research: State-Initiated Amendments to Repair Our Constitutional RepublicThe Pelican Institute has released three pieces of research to clear the air over the National Debt [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on May 23, 2011Tea Party Partners with Sen. Guillory to Pursue State Authority Over Health CareTea Party activists joined with Sen. Elbert Guillory (D-Opelousas) last week to testify in favor of [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on May 19, 2011Multiplying Environmental Claims Face New Accountability ProceduresControversial litigation practices built around environmental remediation claims would be limited under [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Ross on May 19, 2011Speed Camera Ban Deferred at Senate CommitteeToday, the state legislature deferred SB 75, which would have prohibited local municipalities from using [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Ross on May 18, 2011Statewide Anti-Bullying Strategy Set for ExpansionRep. Austin Badon’s (D - Orleans) HB 112 seeks to prohibit the harassment, intimidation, and bullying of [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on May 18, 2011Nation’s Incarceration Leader Seeks to Fight Crime While Saving DollarsLouisiana’s stand as the nation’s leader for incarceration is the target of five new bills from the [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on May 18, 2011B.R. Advocate Letter: The Fallacy of an “Ultraconservative Orthodoxy” in LouisianaKevin Kane: The B.R. Advocate's Lenny Keller has described the Louisiana legislature as ultraconservative [...]Read more