Center for Opportunity Policy
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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Louisiana’s Not Working
We keep seeing news of Louisiana’s job gains, but the numbers seem to tell a different story. [...]
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Restoring the Right to Earn a Living
In Restoring the Right to Earn a Living: A Common-Sense Solution to Occupational Licensing Job Barriers, [...]
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The Truth About Unemployment in Louisiana
What Do Those Unemployment Numbers Really Mean? Every leader in Louisiana is rooting for this economy. [...]
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In Defense of Louisiana’s Criminal Justice Reforms
Pelican Institute's CEO, Daniel Erspamer, writes in The Hayride, about Louisiana's criminal justice [...]
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What Does Criminal Justice Reform Mean For Louisiana?
Louisiana passed and enacted a Justice Reinvestment Package, what was modeled on successful reforms in [...]
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LABI Published Louisiana Legislature Scorecard 2017
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, better known as LABI, recently published the [...]
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Louisiana’s #1 Rankings for Incarceration Is Slipping
Over the course of a number of years, Louisiana has captured a ranking no state should want. #1 in terms [...]
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Louisiana House Commemorates Pelican Institute Founder Kevin Kane
It was a momentous day for criminal justice reform in Louisiana and for the Pelican Institute. The full [...]
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