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SCOTUS Upholds St. Tammany Landowners’ Rights in Dusky Frog Case
The big case over the “little frog that might” and the federal government’s encroachment on private [...]
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Not Another Fiscal Cliff…
“Louisiana is facing a massive fiscal cliff, and we need solutions.” This sentence should sound familiar [...]
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A Jobs And Opportunity Agenda For Louisiana
This week, the Pelican Institute releases its “Jobs and Opportunity Agenda for Louisiana,” a road map for [...]
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The Little Frog That Might
The Little Frog That Might Once upon a time there lived a small frog in Louisiana that adorably covers [...]
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Report Confirms Budget Reform Desperately Needed in Louisiana
By Chris Jacobs The recent news that Louisiana ran a budget surplus of at least $300 million during the [...]
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Sen. Kennedy Gets It Wrong On Louisiana Criminal Justice Reform
James Lapeyre, leader of Smart on Crime Louisiana, and Daniel Erspamer, CEO of Pelican Institute, had to [...]
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It’s Decision Time: Maintain the Status Quo or Forge a New Path to Jobs and Opportunity
As of July 1, taxpayers in Louisiana will be paying more than $800 million in additional state taxes than [...]
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Supreme Court’s Union Ruling Affirms Importance of Workplace Freedom
The Supreme Court Wednesday in a landmark decision freed millions of public sector workers from the [...]
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Pelican Institute Urges State Lawmakers To Forge New Economic Future in Third Special Session
NEW ORLEANS, La. (June 18, 2018) — The following is a statement from Daniel Erspamer, chief executive [...]
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