Tax & Budget

The Pelican Institute is proud to partner with a coalition of groups that are joining together to call [...]

Our new jobs report highlights Louisiana’s economic situation based on the most recent data. The report [...]

If a state doesn’t provide tax relief, then it falls behind those that do. That’s simple competitiveness [...]

The House today passed a responsible budget and should be applauded for maintaining the state’s [...]

  Key Point: Louisiana’s economy has many weaknesses primarily because of poor policies hindering [...]

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 [...]