We’re Hiring! Apply to be General Counsel for the Pelican Institute for Public Policy Today
We’re Hiring! Apply to be General Counsel for the Pelican Institute for Public Policy Today
General Counsel The Pelican Institute for Public Policy/Pelican Center for Justice New Orleans or Virtual Office in Louisiana https://talentmarket.org/general-counsel-pelican/ If you are a freedom-loving lawyer looking for an opportunity to make a highly-leveraged impact on freedom in Louisiana and across the country, this is the position for you. You’ll join a high-powered, talented team, and,...
Beverages to Geaux
Beverages to Geaux
Since the first drive-thru daiquiri stand opened in Lafayette in 1981, the boozy, sugary drink-on-the-go concept has spread far and wide and is undoubtedly a Louisiana institution. But, while picking up a daiquiri (or two) has become a Louisiana tradition, businesses offering alcohol delivery services have been off the menu. Thankfully, two pieces of legislation,...
Louisiana doesn’t need to raise its gas tax
Louisiana doesn’t need to raise its gas tax
Another Louisiana legislative session, another proposal to raise the gas tax. With Louisiana’s infrastructure in admittedly bad shape, it’s clear that something needs to be done. What’s disappointing is that the prevailing opinion of how to solve this problem would do nothing to address it while increasing the tax burden on citizens. Those who support...
Supreme Court’s Union Ruling Affirms Importance of Workplace Freedom
Supreme Court’s Union Ruling Affirms Importance of Workplace Freedom
The Supreme Court Wednesday in a landmark decision freed millions of public sector workers from the requirement of paying dues to a union as a condition of employment. Pelican Institute CEO Daniel Erspamer was interviewed by The Louisiana Record concerning the Janus v. AFSCME decision from the Supreme Court, with an article following highlighting how public sector...
By Trent Hill
Pelican Institute Announces Hire of Vice President and External Affairs Manager
Pelican Institute Announces Hire of Vice President and External Affairs Manager
NEW ORLEANS, La. (June 14, 2018) – Today, the Pelican Institute for Public Policy (Pelican Institute) announces the hiring of Emily Davenport as vice president and Alyssa “Aly” Rau as external affairs manager. Both Davenport and Rau are Louisiana natives with deep, professional experience in the fields of government affairs and public policy. As vice president,...
By Trent Hill
Border Adjustment Tax Bad For Louisiana According to Study
Border Adjustment Tax Bad For Louisiana According to Study
The Pelican Institute and R Street Institute conducted a study into how the Border Adjustment Tax would affect Louisiana consumers and the insurance market in the state.
By Ellen Carmichael
Remembering Kevin Kane, Founder of The Pelican Institute
Remembering Kevin Kane, Founder of The Pelican Institute
Kevin Kane founded The Pelican Institute in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He guided it successfully for eight years before eventually succumbing to gastrointestinal cancer on October 28th, 2016, last Friday. Obituaries and memorial statements have been published in The Advocate, The Times-Picayune, The Gambit Weekly, and on the State Policy Network website. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1545 State St., New Orleans. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.
By Margaret Viator
The Importance of National Employee Freedom Week
The Importance of National Employee Freedom Week
The mission of NEFW is to inform government workers about their options for obtaining more freedom and flexibility in the workplace. This effort includes the participation of 86 groups located in 39 states around the nation.
Why Even Right to Work States Should Celebrate National Employee Freedom Week
Why Even Right to Work States Should Celebrate National Employee Freedom Week
Not surprisingly, the survey also found that nearly 40 percent of Americans across the country hand over a chunk of their hard-earned paychecks to their union bosses without knowing they have other options.
By Daniel J. Erspamer
Why Louisiana Needs Paycheck Protection
Why Louisiana Needs Paycheck Protection
Paycheck Protection makes sense because it gets Louisiana taxpayers out of the business of political fundraising for special interests.
By Ben Kilpatrick
The Cuban Dilemma
The Cuban Dilemma
Louisianans would be wise to give careful consideration to both sides of this issue before committing to one.
By Margaret Viator
Healthcare Solutions Week Highlights Need for Alternatives to Affordable Care Act
Healthcare Solutions Week Highlights Need for Alternatives to Affordable Care Act
The Pelican Institute recently participated in Healthcare Solutions Week, an opportunity for people of all political persuasions (and none at all) to discuss how to properly address the United States’ ongoing healthcare issues. This is an issue we feel most keenly here in Louisiana—with our ranking in most healthcare categories near the worst in the...
By Ellen Carmichael
Louisiana’s Declining Labor Force Participation Rate
Louisiana’s Declining Labor Force Participation Rate
Today the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, in cooperation with The Liberty Foundation, offers new data focusing on the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR), with a special focus on gender and minority groups.
By Margaret Viator
Elliott Stonecipher: Louisiana’s Demographic Challenge
Elliott Stonecipher: Louisiana’s Demographic Challenge
These population demographic traits, coupled with negative patterns of population gain/loss, should be of real and current concern to state policy makers.
By Margaret Viator