Tax & Budget
Louisiana’s Economic Situation: November 2022
Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay with a 3.3% unemployment rate but the labor force has [...]
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Money Money Money
Money is always a problem for state governments. Too little of it makes it challenging to meet the [...]
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Taxing Louisiana’s Natural Resources
Last Wednesday, the Louisiana House of Representatives Ways and Means State Tax Structure Subcommittee [...]
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Louisiana Needs To Join the Flat Tax Revolution
It’s time for Louisiana to join the flat tax revolution. Four states passed a flat personal income tax [...]
Read moreLouisiana Economic Situation October 2022
Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay on the surface, but the labor force is 16,613 (-0.8%) [...]
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Louisiana’s Taxes Need An Overhaul
Originally published in Center Square Louisiana has many of the right characteristics for families to [...]
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Highest In the Nation: Louisiana’s Sales Tax Needs Reform
The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee is currently in the process of studying the state’s [...]
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Budget Surplus For Now, Not Forever
On October 21st, the Joint House and Senate Committee that oversees the Louisiana government budget had [...]
Read morePelican Institute: Louisiana Economic Report October 2022
Louisiana Economic Situation October 2022 Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay on the surface [...]
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