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Have Louisiana’s Students Improved? We’ll Find Out Soon.
Students in Louisiana suffered damaging learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, and billions of [...]
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Government Cronyism Exposed in Louisiana Coastal Drilling Lawsuit
In a staggering revelation, Louisiana Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Thomas [...]
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New Pelican Paper: Antitrust Enforcement? Put Power in the Hands of Consumers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Baton Rouge, July 19, 2023 — Everything old is new again, and that’s turning out to [...]
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Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
It’s election season again. And like clockwork, some politicians have pulled out their old talking points [...]
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How Reforming Louisiana’s Safety-Net Programs Will Increase Prosperity
Louisiana has one of the highest poverty rates out of all the states, but why? That’s a complicated [...]
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Louisiana’s Top Education Board Proposes High School Diplomas for Students Failing State Tests
Yes, you read that right. In a state still ranked in the bottom ten nationally for student achievement, [...]
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Louisiana Economic Situation—June 2023
Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market shows improvement on the surface but there are underlying problems [...]
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Don’t Fear the Robots
Suddenly, artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere, especially in the news. As with most [...]
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Big Budget Blowout
Louisiana’s 2023 Regular Legislative Session ended on June 8th with a bang. Amid much arguing and a lot [...]
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