Tax & Budget
Tax reform: What’s the best path forward?
Louisiana’s 2023 Legislative Session marks several milestones. It is the last year of the governor’s [...]
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Pelican Institute Sets Course for Louisiana’s Budget
Institute Outlines How A Responsible Budget Leads to Better Opportunities New Orleans, La. (April 18, [...]
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Louisiana Economic Situation—March 2023
Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay on the surface, but weaknesses remain because of poor [...]
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Bringing Home the Bacon: The Relationship Between State and Local Government
In the 1930’s, populist Governor Huey P. Long established power at the state level to exert control over [...]
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Tax and Budget Reform Must Be Tackled in Tandem
With the state economy struggling and tens of thousands of Louisianans moving out of state, families and [...]
Read moreSpend Less, Tax less
Recent data from the Tax Foundation reveals that Louisiana has the highest average combined state and [...]
Read moreAn Irresponsible Budget Proposal
Last week, Governor John Bel Edwards unveiled his budget recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year [...]
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Creating Louisiana’s Operating Budget: A Primer
This week the governor will unveil his recommended budget to the legislature and the public. The Joint [...]
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Regressive or Progressive: What is Louisiana’s Income Tax Structure?
Fairness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. This popular sentiment is certainly true in a free [...]
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