Center for Opportunity Policy
It’s Time for Louisiana To End Extended Unemployment
The prevalence of help wanted signs are a welcomed sight in the recovery economy of Louisiana. But even [...]
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Expand Access to Quality Health Care in Louisiana
One of the most important silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic, is testing firsthand which regulations [...]
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March Job Numbers Show Desperate Need for Reform in Louisiana
As the vaccine flows into arms and Americans and they return to their normal lives after the COVID-19 [...]
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Occupational Licensing Reform Would Benefit All Louisianans
If you are legally allowed to cut hair in Mississippi and move to Louisiana, shouldn’t you be able to cut [...]
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A year later: Where are we?
by Eric Peterson, director of the Pelican Center for Technology and Innovation Policy This week is a [...]
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State Job Numbers Are No Cause for Celebration
As Louisianans celebrate a vastly different kind of Mardi Gras this year, the latest economic data shows [...]
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Reading Between the Lines on Latest Jobs Report
by Eric Peterson, director of the Pelican Center for Technology and Innovation Policy At first glance, [...]
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2021 starts with a whimper
by Eric Peterson, director of the Pelican Center for Technology and Innovation Policy The New Year’s [...]
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Social worker sues state for opportunity to help kids in need
by Sarah Harbison, general counsel & director, Pelican Center for Justice Ursula Newell-Davis lives [...]
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