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The Business Case For Justice Reinvestment in Louisiana
There is a solid case to be made from a business perspective for the criminal justice reform efforts in [...]
Read moreProminent Louisiana Business Leaders Push for Criminal Justice Reform
Today, Smart on Crime Louisiana, Right On Crime, and the Pelican Institute for Public Policy released a [...]
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Border Adjustment Tax Bad For Louisiana According to Study
The Pelican Institute and R Street Institute conducted a study into how the Border Adjustment Tax would [...]
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Killing the Commercial Activity Tax Right Decision for Louisiana
The Pelican Institute joined with our partners at The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center to [...]
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Louisiana Smart On Crime’s Justice Reinvestment Factsheet
This year we have a critical opportunity to advance criminal justice reform in Louisiana. In that effort, [...]
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Remembering Kevin Kane, Founder of The Pelican Institute
Kevin Kane founded The Pelican Institute in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He guided it successfully [...]
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Louisiana Tailgating May Cost More This Season
When you head to the store to load up on supplies for tailgating this weekend, you will probably find [...]
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Louisiana Locks Up More Nonviolent Offenders Than Neighboring States Without Achieving Lower Crime Rates
State incarcerates violent offenders at a rate similar to other states in the South, while incarcerating [...]
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The Importance of National Employee Freedom Week
The mission of NEFW is to inform government workers about their options for obtaining more freedom and [...]
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