Tax & Budget

Originally published in Center Square Louisiana has many of the right characteristics for families to [...]

The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee is currently in the process of studying the state’s [...]

On October 21st, the Joint House and Senate Committee that oversees the Louisiana government budget had [...]

Louisiana Economic Situation October 2022 Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay on the surface [...]

Louisiana has a highly complex system of personal income tax. Our system includes too many complicated [...]

Top Stat: Average hourly earnings (inflation-adjusted) down about 3.0% year-over-year Key Point: The [...]

As the conversation heats up in advance of next year’s legislative session (and statewide elections) [...]

One of our core beliefs at the Pelican Institute is that a free market leads to greater flourishing and [...]

Louisiana has been plagued with demographic woes for years. In 2021, Louisiana ranked fifth in the nation [...]