Blog
Sen. Vitter Will Continue to Target Obama Czars With New Legislation
Sen. David Vitter's amendment to defund existing czar positions and block new appointments to these [...]
Read more
Guest Commentary: Entitlements, not Tax Deductions, Should be Targeted for Deficit Reduction
Cuts to entitlement programs could be the first steps to getting our fiscal house back into some sort of order.
Read more
Constitutional Amendment Will Pressure Lawmakers to Reform Pensions
Under a proposed constitutional amendment, at least 5 percent of surplus funds must be used to pay down [...]
Read moreDepartment of Energy Grants LSU $1 Million to Research Geothermal Energy
The Department of Energy has awarded Louisiana State University $997,000 for a project to evaluate the [...]
Read more
Cato Scholar Cannon Argues for Necessity of Cutting Medicaid
467,000 new enrollees will be added in our state under the new health care law. This will even further [...]
Read moreLouisiana’s Cultural Heritage Not Threatened By Budget Cuts
The Louisiana legislature has been criticized for cutting statewide funding for the arts. Pelican [...]
Read more
Wall Street Journal Declares 2011 The “Year Of School Choice”
Over the span of this year, thirteen states, including Louisiana, have passed school choice legislation, [...]
Read more
Commentary: How To End the Debt Ceiling Charade
The American Conservative has run a commentary from former Pelican Post reporter and editor Fergus [...]
Read moreNew Study: Higher Tax Burden, New Spending and More Debt Hurts Economic Growth
American Legislative Exchange Council claims that states with lower and falling tax burdens are [...]
Read more