Posted by on July 11, 2016Report Finds Louisiana’s Fiscal Health “Below Average”Louisiana’s fiscal health ranks 33rd best among the states and Puerto Rico, according to a 2016 report by [...]Read more
Posted by on May 18, 2016Louisiana Ranked Among Worst States for BusinessRemarkably, the report ranks Louisiana 30 spots lower than it did last year. This represents the largest [...]Read more
Posted by on May 10, 2016Should the States Use Article V to Rein in Federal Government?Several states have already passed Article V resolutions for the purpose of reigning in the federal [...]Read more
Posted by on April 25, 2016Louisiana: Rich State or Poor State?All findings of the 2016 Index considered, the regimen for Louisiana is clear. Louisiana needs to adopt [...]Read more
Posted by on April 7, 2016Happy Tax Freedom Day, Louisiana!All in all, Americans will spend more on taxes than they will on food, housing and clothing combined.Read more
Posted by on March 28, 2016Louisiana’s New “Amazon Law” Raises Constitutional QuestionsThe question of whether states can or should tax businesses when their only in-state presence is an [...]Read more
Posted by Margaret Viator on February 26, 2016Guest Commentary: Governor Edwards, Please Don’t Make Me Regret Moving to LouisianaBut raising the state sales tax without reducing other taxes will just knock the state of its top-five [...]Read more
Posted by John Kay on February 5, 2016Five Problems with Raising the Minimum WageRaising the minimum wage risks putting individuals, businesses and the entire state economy in a worse [...]Read more
Posted by Ellen Carmichael on August 18, 2015Louisiana Ranks Highly in Small Business OptimismIt is important that we maintain a firm commitment to small businesses and to the economic principles [...]Read more