Tax & Budget

Louisiana’s economic performance continues to lag behind its regional peers, with recent data [...]

Louisiana ranks 23rd among U.S. states in the Fraser Institute’s latest 2024 Economic Freedom of North [...]

Louisiana ranks 40th in the  2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index, reflecting its historically complex [...]

At the Pelican Institute we’ve spoken often about the need – and urgent opportunity – to write [...]

At the Pelican Institute we’ve spoken often about the need – and urgent opportunity – to write [...]

Years of poor public policy have driven families and businesses out of the Pelican State, leaving it with [...]

As Louisiana’s special session on fiscal reform begins this week, the focus should be on fiscal [...]

Louisiana’s economy, deeply reliant on global trade, faces unique challenges under the weight of [...]