Transportation

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. 

By Team Pelican

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...

By John Kay

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...

By Margaret Viator

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.

By Robert Ross

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...

By Fergus Hodgson

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...

By Jamison Beuerman