Center for Opportunity Policy
Next Target of Regulation: Plumbers
Rep. Ledricka Thierry (D - St. Landry) wants to impose fines on any person who performs plumbing without [...]
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Guest Commentary: An Opportunity for Louisiana to Lead U.S. Back to Fiscal Sanity
In the face of unsustainable federal debt, Congress and the President appear unwilling and impotent to do [...]
Read moreMultiplying Environmental Claims Face New Accountability Procedures
Controversial litigation practices built around environmental remediation claims would be limited under [...]
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More Louisiana Coastal Jurisdiction = Increased Oil Revenues
An extended coastline could net the state an extra $342-480 million dollars annually - money currently [...]
Read moreLouisiana Next in Line for Arizona Illegal Immigration Bill, and Its Consequences
Arizona’s controversial immigration law is coming to Louisiana, at least if Rep. Ernest Wooton’s (I - [...]
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Immigration Status Checks: An Employer Obligation?
Illegal immigrants are set to find work with state contractors harder to come by. That is if employers [...]
Read moreNew Bill Seeks to Shed Light on Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
Rep. Tony Ligi (R-Metairie) is advancing new legislation that would make it possible for taxpayers to [...]
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Employers Suffering from BP Disaster Set to be Relieved of Unemployment Costs
Louisiana employers impacted by the British Petroleum oil spill last April are set to be relieved from [...]
Read moreSenate Bill Preempts Union-Backed Project Labor Agreements
Sen. Danny Martiny (R-Metaire) has introduced legislation that would ban state government officials from [...]
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