Transportation
Opportunity to Improve Roads Without Tax Increases Coming this Session
It should come as no surprise to any Louisianan that the state consistently ranks near the bottom when it [...]
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Freedom to Scoot
There is constant news coverage about the newest innovation in transportation. From driverless cars to [...]
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Left in the Dust: Louisiana Ridesharing Still Lags Behind
Just a decade ago, the idea of using your cellphone to get ride from a complete stranger, driving their [...]
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New Orleans To Refund $28 Million in Red Light Camera Revenue
For years, The Pelican Institute has been warning citizens in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and [...]
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Commentary: Amtrak Illustrates Inefficiency Of Publicly Funded Transportation
No viable enterprise would hope to operate at a profit with the extremely inefficient procedures [...]
Read moreThe Growing Natural Gas Economy
Louisiana’s natural gas has given the state an economic advantage over its neighbors, but the [...]
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Commentary: Obama High Speed Rail Plan Officially DOA
Once the initial government subsidies end, states would be left to pay for the mammoth costs of a [...]
Read moreTransportation Scholar Refutes Case for N.O.-B.R. High-Speed Rail
The debate over whether to build a high-speed rail line spanning 80 miles between Baton Rouge and New [...]
Read moreCommentary: Obama’s $53 Billion Transport Boondoggle
"The simple solution is to stop imposing federal boondoggles on the states and let them determine their [...]
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