Tax & Budget
Killing the Commercial Activity Tax Right Decision for Louisiana
The Pelican Institute joined with our partners at The Buckeye Institute’s Economic Research Center to [...]
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Louisiana Tailgating May Cost More This Season
When you head to the store to load up on supplies for tailgating this weekend, you will probably find [...]
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Report 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 [...]
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Louisiana Ranked Among Worst States for Business
Remarkably, the report ranks Louisiana 30 spots lower than it did last year. This represents the largest [...]
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Should 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 [...]
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Louisiana: Rich State or Poor State?
All findings of the 2016 Index considered, the regimen for Louisiana is clear. Louisiana needs to adopt [...]
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Happy Tax Freedom Day, Louisiana!
All in all, Americans will spend more on taxes than they will on food, housing and clothing combined.
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Louisiana’s New “Amazon Law” Raises Constitutional Questions
The question of whether states can or should tax businesses when their only in-state presence is an [...]
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Guest Commentary: Governor Edwards, Please Don’t Make Me Regret Moving to Louisiana
But raising the state sales tax without reducing other taxes will just knock the state of its top-five [...]
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