Tax & Budget
Record state revenues: Could tax relief be in Louisiana’s future?
Louisiana continues to post record government revenues. Rather than planning to spend it, many hope this [...]
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Responsible Budgeting and Spending Comparisons in Louisiana
The Pelican Institute has highlighted the need for better state budgeting and tax reform. This includes [...]
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Louisiana Bumps Toward the Bottom of Yet Another List
Louisiana dropped one spot from Number 39 to 40 on the Tax Foundation’s 2024 State Business Tax Climate [...]
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Economic Report October 2023
Our new report highlights Louisiana’s economic situation based on the most recent data. The report is [...]
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The Economy Isn’t All that Rosy–Louisiana Economic Situation October 2023
At first glance, you might think that Louisiana’s economy is doing great. After all, the state’s [...]
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Louisiana’s Record Savings Should Prompt Tax Breaks
The state’s revenue forecasting committee met last week. This was not the much-anticipated annual meeting [...]
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Debt Reduction is Critical to Louisiana’s Comeback
We recently outlined what’s at stake with each of the Constitutional amendments on the October ballot. Of [...]
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Is Another Fiscal Cliff Coming?
Louisiana’s Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the committee of state lawmakers that meets [...]
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Louisiana Economic Situation—June 2023
Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market shows improvement on the surface but there are underlying problems [...]
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