Tax & Budget

Louisiana lawmakers face an unusual challenge: what to do with a glut of taxpayer money sitting in the [...]

Last year, fiscal year 2022, the legislature had at its discretion nearly $1.7 billion in additional [...]

Budgeting responsibly is key to Louisiana’s Comeback Agenda, and Pelican’s Chief Economist, Dr. [...]

Louisiana has seen record-breaking increases in state government revenue over the past few years. In [...]

Louisiana’s 2023 Legislative Session marks several milestones. It is the last year of the governor’s [...]

Institute Outlines How A Responsible Budget Leads to Better Opportunities New Orleans, La. (April 18, [...]

Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay on the surface, but weaknesses remain because of poor [...]

In the 1930’s, populist Governor Huey P. Long established power at the state level to exert control over [...]

With the state economy struggling and tens of thousands of Louisianans moving out of state, families and [...]