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Louisiana’s New Occupational Licensing Laws: Brief Primer
In Louisiana’s 2022 Louisiana legislative session, lawmakers passed and the governor signed into law [...]
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Budget Surplus For Now, Not Forever
On October 21st, the Joint House and Senate Committee that oversees the Louisiana government budget had [...]
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Board of Veterinary Medicine: Saying Goodbye to Licensing Barriers
During the 2022 session, the Pelican Institute supported legislation which eventually became Act 583, a [...]
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Op-Ed: Louisiana NAEP Results: Higher Rankings, But Fewer Students Achieving
Originally published in The Center Square The U.S. Department of Education released 2022 results for the [...]
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Local Leaders Push Back Against Coastal Lawsuit Abuse
Last week, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a state court must [...]
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Justice System Re-entry Reforms: Let’s Focus on Outcomes
On Wednesday, after nearly three years on hiatus, the Governor’s Justice Reinvestment Implementation [...]
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Pelican Institute: Louisiana Economic Report October 2022
Louisiana Economic Situation October 2022 Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay on the surface [...]
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Occupational Licensure: It’s Not Just Regulations That Are The Problem
The Pelican Institute has long advocated for increased freedom for Louisianans to work and pursue the [...]
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Proper Police Funding is Needed to Reduce Violent Crime
Since the pandemic and protests, violent crime has been on the rise across the United States. Drug use [...]
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