Building and maintaining a quality roadway network is critical to the movement of people, goods and services, and unfortunately, Louisiana highways are in poor shape overall. Louisianans can all agree that the state needs to improve roadway quality and safety while decreasing congestion. To do this, we must modernize and take a more free-market approach to funding and financing Louisiana’s roadways.
Candidate Questionnaire 2023
Candidate Questionnaire 2023
Does your candidate support jobs and opportunities in Louisiana? Election Day 2023 is fast approaching. Join us in asking candidates if they support transformational change for Louisiana. Use our candidate questionnaire as a resource.
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Opportunity to Improve Roads Without Tax Increases Coming this Session
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 comes to infrastructure. When traveling the state, it becomes clear that every parish seems to need a road or bridge repaired. Fortunately, State Representative Mark Wright has a bill this coming session that aims to bring...
Freedom to Scoot
Freedom to Scoot
There is constant news coverage about the newest innovation in transportation. From driverless cars to hyperloops, the future technology and transportation always seems to be right around the corner. But for all the big ideas about how to improve transportation, one of the most successful so far in changing how people navigate in cities is...
Left in the Dust: Louisiana Ridesharing Still Lags Behind
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 personal car, seemed ludicrous. But with more than 10 billion rides completed, this idea is not only accepted, but commonplace in many places around the world. However, in Louisiana, many are still left out of the...
New Orleans To Refund $28 Million in Red Light Camera Revenue
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 elsewhere about red light traffic cameras and how they may not be what they seem. They may not be as safe as previously thought, they may not be constitutional, they were ripe for corruption, but the one thing every...
Commentary: Amtrak Illustrates Inefficiency Of Publicly Funded Transportation
Commentary: Amtrak Illustrates Inefficiency Of Publicly Funded Transportation
No viable enterprise would hope to operate at a profit with the extremely inefficient procedures currently used by Amtrak.
The Growing Natural Gas Economy
The Growing Natural Gas Economy
Louisiana’s natural gas has given the state an economic advantage over its neighbors, but the implementation of a thriving natural gas economy is still in its infancy.
Commentary: Obama High Speed Rail Plan Officially DOA
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 higher-speed version of the failing Amtrak model.
Transportation Scholar Refutes Case for N.O.-B.R. High-Speed Rail
Transportation 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 Orleans is heating up.
Commentary: Obama’s $53 Billion Transport Boondoggle
Commentary: Obama’s $53 Billion Transport Boondoggle
"The simple solution is to stop imposing federal boondoggles on the states and let them determine their needs for expanded rail networks."
Task Force Seeks Louisiana’s Restoration as International Hub for Trade
Task Force Seeks Louisiana’s Restoration as International Hub for Trade
New Orleans was “Gateway to the Americas” before being surpassed by other Sun Belt cities NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, Louisiana’s Senate trade task force hosted two Louisiana State University economists for their second public meeting and debated how to promote international trade from the state level. With only four monthly meetings left before dissolution...
Commentary: Place Bridge Under State Police to Streamline Bureaucracy and Increase Transparency
Commentary: Place Bridge Under State Police to Streamline Bureaucracy and Increase Transparency
As the legislative session comes to a close, the state may pass up an opportunity to streamline government and reduce superfluous costs at virtually no expense. Rep. Patrick Connick’s HB493 would have removed given the Louisiana State Police oversight of the Crescent City Connection police, which supervise 20 miles of bridge, ramps and roadways. The...