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Employers Suffering from BP Disaster Set to be Relieved of Unemployment Costs
Louisiana employers impacted by the British Petroleum oil spill last April are set to be relieved from [...]
Read moreDespite Rising Pension Liabilities, Lawmakers Still Seek to Expand Benefits
Even with the accumulation of unfunded pension liabilities - now $30 billion and counting -- some state [...]
Read moreControversial Designer Drugs Face Ban in Louisiana
Several states, including Louisiana, are stepping up the fight against the latest designer drugs - [...]
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Guest Commentary: Economic Logic Backs Sale of State Benefits Office
Jeffrey Sadow projects that "right-sizing" this area would save the state an annual $60 million and not [...]
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Guest Commentary: Higher Admission Standards Provide Compelling Case for SUNO-UNO Merger
Higher admission standards for Louisiana's colleges are set to all but wipe out the student body of [...]
Read moreRed Light Camera Revenue has Increased 419 percent since 2008
New Orleans Annual Operating Budget indicates that the city government has increased its reliance on [...]
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Commentary: Crescent City Connection Dysfunction Needs Legislative Action
The drastic mismanagement and squandering of resources highlights the need to greatly scale back the [...]
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Guest Commentary: Jindal Critics Dishonest with Use of Tax Rhetoric
Jeffrey Sadow contends that Jindal has received unjustified and misleading criticism over his pledge [...]
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Inter-State Health Care Agreements Set to Negate ObamaCare
Sen. Elbert Guillory (D-Opelousas) has introduced a bill that would make possible for Louisiana to join [...]
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