Policy Reports
April 2, 2025
New Research: Louisiana Ranks 50th Nationwide in Social Mobility, Numerous Reform Opportunities Exist
Authored by Louisiana resident and chief economist at the Archbridge Institute, new report [...]
Read moreMarch 28, 2025
The Economics of Transmission Monopoly- ROFR Laws and their Price Impact
The Pelican Institute is excited to announce a second updated report on the economic effects of [...]
Read moreMarch 27, 2025
New Report: Deregulate Louisiana to Drive Opportunity and Economic Growth
Louisianans face multiple legal and regulatory barriers to starting and running a business and [...]
Read moreMarch 17, 2025
Introducing The Future of Justice: A Conservative Vision to Enhance Public Safety in Louisiana
Public safety remains a top concern for Louisiana residents, surpassing even economic issues in [...]
Read moreFebruary 20, 2025
Introducing the Citizens’ Guide to the FY 25 Louisiana Budget
We are thrilled to launch the Citizens’ Guide to the FY 25 Louisiana Budget, a resource [...]
Read moreOctober 9, 2024
The Economic Impacts of Right of First Refusal (ROFR) Legislation
In the rapidly evolving landscape of electricity transmission in the United States, efficiency and [...]
Read moreOctober 1, 2024
Pelican Institute Releases Fiscal Reform to Write Louisiana’s Comeback
The Pelican Institute has introduced a bold new fiscal reform plan aimed at revitalizing [...]
Read moreApril 11, 2024
Pelican Institute Releases AI Toolkit
New questions surrounding artificial intelligence emerge daily: What is AI? Should states be [...]
Read moreMarch 20, 2024
Consumer-Focused Property Insurance Reform: Lessons Learned from Florida
After a series of storms devastated Louisiana in 2020 and 2021, many insurance providers fled the [...]
Read moreMarch 7, 2024
How Integration of Workforce and Social Services Can Lift Louisiana’s People From Poverty to Opportunity
Louisiana boasts five of the fifteen busiest United States ports, affordable land, plentiful [...]
Read moreJanuary 30, 2024
Louisiana’s 2024-2025 Responsible Budget
The report to achieve Louisiana’s 2024-2025 Responsible Budget presents solutions to rein in the [...]
Read moreJanuary 30, 2024
Citizens’ Guide to the FY24 Louisiana Budget
The Citizen’s Guide to the FY 24 Louisiana Budget offers an overview and history of Louisiana’s [...]
Read moreJanuary 26, 2024
Louisiana Course Choice Report
Louisiana has a 10-year old Course Choice program that gives students access to courses beyond [...]
Read moreSeptember 29, 2023
A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future
A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our [...]
Read moreAugust 1, 2023
Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government
In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” [...]
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