Press Releases
Louisiana Cosmetologists and Manicurists File Petition Against Licensing Board for Violating Right to a Jury Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: sydney@pelicaninstitute.org Baton Rouge, LA; September 19, [...]
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Nearly 6 in 10 Louisianans Support a Constitutional Convention, Poll Finds
Baton Rouge, LA—A recent poll reveals that nearly 60% of Louisianans are in favor of a [...]
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Federal Court Halts Biden Administration’s Ban on LNG Exports: The Pelican Institute and Liberty Justice Center Pelican Institute Praise Ruling Limiting Executive Overreach
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2024 Federal Court Halts Biden Administration’s Ban on LNG Exports: [...]
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The Pelican Institute Center for Justice and the Liberty Justice Center Challenge Biden Administration Rule that Could Put Independent Workers out of Business
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2024 The Pelican Institute Center for Justice and the Liberty [...]
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Vote Early for Louisiana’s Comeback!
Louisiana is headed in the wrong direction. Our state’s future depends on citizens stepping up to [...]
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Poll Shows Strong Support for Tax Reform as Pelican Unveils Plan
Pelican Institute reform plan would flatten personal and corporate taxes, boost jobs in first year. [...]
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Pelican Institute Welcomes Rachel Jeandron Caluda as New Director of Development
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – The Pelican Institute for Public Policy is proud to announce the [...]
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Release: Pelican Institute Unveils Ambitious Campaign for Transformational Policy Change
Today, the Pelican Institute for Public Policy released “Louisiana’s Comeback Agenda,” a bold [...]
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SCOTUS Rightly Concerned Over Executive Overreach In Student Loan Cases
Sarah Harbison, General Counsel at the Pelican Institute Center for Justice, released the following [...]
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Agenda for Solutions Summit 2023!
There’s still time to reserve your spot at Solutions Summit 2023!. This year’s summit [...]
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Solutions Summit 2023: Registration Is Now Open!
Registration for Solutions Summit 2023 is now open! The Pelican Institute for Public Policy will [...]
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Release: Louisiana’s Sales Tax System is Unconstitutionally Complex
For media inquiries, please contact Chris Lowery at (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org [...]
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Statement: BESE Elects New Leadership
For media inquiries please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. BATON [...]
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STATEMENT: Pentagon Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate After Pelican Center For Justice Filed Lawsuit
For media inquiries, please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. New [...]
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Solutions Summit 2023
On March 9th, 2023, the Pelican Institute will be hosting our 2023 Annual Solutions Summit at the [...]
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Release: Fort Polk Master Sergeant Files Suit Against Biden Administration Over Religious Exemption Denial for Vaccine Mandate
For media inquiries, please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. New [...]
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Release: Pelican Institute Releases New Report: “Crime In Louisiana: Analyzing the Data”
For media inquiries please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. New [...]
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Statement: Department of Education Releases K-12 School Performance Scores
For media inquiries please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. BATON [...]
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Statement: BESE Rejects Accountability Measure
For media inquiries please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. BATON [...]
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Release: Pelican Institute Sues Biden Administration On Student Loan Debt Cancellation
For media inquiries please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. [...]
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Release: Statement From The Pelican Institute On Freeport-McMoran Deal
For media inquiries please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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Release: Appeal Filed in Halstead Bead Remote-Seller Sales Tax Case
For media inquiries please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org New [...]
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Statement: BESE Defers Vote That Would’ve Strengthened K-12 Accountability System
For media inquiries please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. BATON [...]
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Statement: Superintendents of Lowest Performing Schools in Louisiana Oppose Accountability
For media inquiries please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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Pelican Institute Hires Chief Economist and Senior Policy Associate
For media inquiries, please contact Chris Lowery (225) 726-1822 or chris@pelicaninstitute.org. [...]
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Pelican Leadership Academy 2023: Applications Now Open!
We are excited to announce applications for the Pelican Leadership Academy are now open! The [...]
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Statement: Occupational Licensing Reform Signed Into Law
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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Statement: Governor Edwards Vetoes Education Options for Disabled Kids and Struggling Readers
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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Louisiana Legislature Approves Education Savings Accounts
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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STATEMENT: Louisiana Legislature Passes the Right to Earn a Living Act
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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RELEASE: Senate Passes Occupational Licensing Reform for Justice-Involved Citizens
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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RELEASE: Statement from the Pelican Institute Upon Senate Passage of SB483
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts at (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org [...]
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RELEASE: Statement from the Pelican Institute Upon House Passage of ESAs
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts at (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org [...]
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RELEASE: Statement from the Pelican Institute Upon House Passage of Licensing Reform
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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RELEASE: Statement from the Pelican Institute Upon House Passage of HB639
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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RELEASE: Statement From the Pelican Institute Upon Committee Passage of Occupational Licensing Reform
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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RELEASE: Statement From the Pelican Institute Upon House Passage of Education Savings Accounts
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org. Baton [...]
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RELEASE: STATEMENT FROM PELICAN INSTITUTE CEO DANIEL ERSPAMER UPON HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF ESAs
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or ryan@pelicaninstitute.org Baton [...]
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RECAP: Solutions Summit 2022: The Comeback
This year’s Solutions Summit was an extraordinary opportunity for engaged citizens across [...]
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RELEASE: Barksdale Senior Airman Files Lawsuit Against the Department of Defense Over Denial of Her Religious Exemption to the Vaccine Mandate
For media inquiries for Senior Airman Crocker please contact Ryan Roberts (504) 481-9931 or [...]
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PELICAN INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES ITS 2022 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
There is a lot of work to be done to make sure we are able to bring back jobs and opportunity to [...]
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Pelican Institute Preemptively Cancels Itself
Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon to speak at March 7 Solutions Summit The Pelican Institute has [...]
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Agenda Revealed for Solutions Summit 2022: The Comeback
There’s still time to reserve your spot at Solutions Summit 2022: The Comeback. This [...]
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RELEASE: Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts to be Keynote Speaker at Solutions Summit 2022: The Comeback
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts to be Keynote Speaker at Solutions Summit 2022: The [...]
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RELEASE: Alliance for Opportunity Announces New Policy Roadmap to Reduce Poverty
For media inquiries contact Ryan Roberts at ryan@pelicaninstitute.org Alliance for Opportunity [...]
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Register Now for Solutions Summit 2022: The Comeback
Mark your calendar! On March 7th, the Pelican Institute will be hosting its 2022 annual Solutions [...]
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RELEASE: U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Federal Vaccine Mandate
The nation’s Highest Court sides with the 5th Circuit decision to shelve the mandate, won by [...]
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RELEASE: Pelican Institute Seeks to Expand Opportunities for Louisianans With the Addition of Erin Bendily As VP for Policy and Strategy
For media requests contact Ryan Roberts (ryan@pelicaninstitute.org) NEW ORLEANS—The Pelican [...]
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Statement: The Pelican Institute Congratulates The Newly Elected BESE Officers
BATON ROUGE— CEO of the Pelican Institute, Daniel Erspamer released the following statement [...]
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RELEASE: New Report Uncovers the Truth Behind the Proposed Freeport-McMoRan Settlement
The Pelican Institute’s report shows that despite claims that the proposed Freeport-McMoRan [...]
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Release: New Policy Report Shows Louisiana Licensing Laws Hurt Economic Mobility
The Pelican Institute’s report on occupational licensing shows how Louisiana is an outlier and low [...]
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Release: New Lawsuit Intends to End Louisiana’s Red Tape Nightmare for Small Businesses
NEW ORLEANS– Louisiana’s approach to sales taxes has created a red tape nightmare for [...]
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Release: Pelican Institute Praises Passage of Amendment 2
Constitutional Amendment 2 passes at the ballot box and marks the turning point to put Louisiana [...]
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Release: Appeals Court Orders Federal Government To Halt Implementation of OSHA Vaccine Mandate In Response To Petition By Brandon Trosclair
Appeals Court Orders Federal Government To Halt Implementation of OSHA Vaccine Mandate In Response [...]
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Release: Federal Appeals Court Suspends Federal Vaccine Mandate
Brandon Trosclair, Louisiana business owner, filed his lawsuit with attorneys from the Liberty [...]
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RELEASE: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Federal Vaccine Mandate
In a historic fight to stop government overreach, a Louisiana business owner and remote workers [...]
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Louisiana Native Named Heritage Foundation President
Lafayette’s own Dr. Kevin Roberts has been appointed the new president of the Washington, [...]
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RELEASE: Pelican Institute Launches New Policy Center Focused on Reducing Poverty
NEW ORLEANS – Today, The Pelican Institute for Public Policy announced the launch of the Kevin Kane [...]
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Statement from the Pelican Institute On LDOE’s Plan to Combat Learning Loss
BATON ROUGE— Pelican Institute CEO Daniel Erspamer released the following statement after the Dr. [...]
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Statement from the Pelican Institute Upon the Release of 2021 LEAP Scores
BATON ROUGE— Pelican Institute CEO Daniel Erspamer released the following statement after the [...]
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Statement from the Pelican Institute Upon the End of the Veto Override Session
BATON ROUGE—CEO of the Pelican Institute, Daniel Erspamer released the following statement after [...]
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Statement from the Pelican Institute Upon the Announcement of the Veto Override Session
BATON ROUGE—CEO of the Pelican Institute, Daniel Erspamer released the following statement after [...]
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Statement from the Pelican Institute Upon the Veto of Fiscal Transparency for School Districts
BATON ROUGE—CEO of the Pelican Institute, Daniel Erspamer released the following statement after [...]
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Pelican Institute Praises Passage of the Louisiana Tax Simplification Package
BATON ROUGE— The Pelican Institute for Public Policy CEO, Daniel Erspamer released the following [...]
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STATEMENT: Pelican Institute Commends the House for Passing Legislation to Streamline LA Sales Tax Collection
BATON ROUGE— The Pelican Institute for Public Policy CEO, Daniel Erspamer released the following [...]
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Tax Reform Package is on the Way to Final Passage in the Senate
BATON ROUGE—Representative Bishop’s HB 278 and Representative Riser’s HB 292 cleared their final [...]
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Statement from the Pelican Institute Upon the Passage of Expenditure Limits Out of the House
BATON ROUGE— Pelican Institute CEO Daniel Erspamer released the following statement upon the [...]
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RELEASE: Pelican Institute Applauds the House for Passing Individual Tax Reform
BATON ROUGE— Pelican Institute CEO Daniel Erspamer released the following statement upon the [...]
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STATEMENT: Tax Reform Legislation Clears Another Hurdle
BATON ROUGE—The Pelican Institute for Public Policy released the following statement after SB159 by [...]
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Statement from Pelican Institute CEO Daniel Erspamer Upon the Passing of Buddy Roemer
BATON ROUGE—The Pelican Institute for Public Policy CEO Daniel Erspamer released the [...]
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STATEMENT: Pelican Institute Applauds the Senate on the Passage of HB199
BATON ROUGE (5.12.2021)— Pelican Institute for Public Policy CEO, Daniel Erspamer released the [...]
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Pelican Institute Announces its 2021 Legislative Agenda
Louisiana is at a critical time for our state. Even before the pandemic, Louisiana was struggling [...]
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Pelican Responds to Settlement in Oil and Gas Lawsuits
Today, despite the lack of support expressed by state lawmakers, local elected officials, and [...]
Read moreCRITICS PLAYING POLITICS WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS, PELICAN INSTITUTE SAYS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [...]
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