Posted by on April 4, 2016Will Restricting School Choice Help Louisiana?Governor John Bel Edwards clearly has different ideas about how to improve Louisiana education than [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Ross on March 18, 2014Guest Commentary: Lawsuit Reform in the 2014 Legislative SessionThe Louisiana Legislature kicked off the 2014 regular session last week, beginning a series of [...]Read more
Posted by Margaret Viator on October 29, 2013Smart on Sentencing, Smart on Crime: An Argument for Reforming Louisiana’s Determinate Sentencing LawsA new study details how Louisiana can reduce its prison population and corrections spending without [...]Read more
Posted by Ben Kilpatrick on April 26, 2013Something Like a SlurBecause Bob Mann holds the Manship Chair in Journalism and is the director of the Reilly Center for Media [...]Read more
Posted by Ben Kilpatrick on April 24, 2013The Trouble with MedicaidLouisiana legislators may not have the power to fix what is wrong with the federal welfare state. But [...]Read more
Posted by Margaret Viator on March 26, 2013New Study: Governor Jindal’s Tax Reform Plan Benefits Louisiana EconomyThe study finds that the Governor’s tax reform would create 11,810 new jobs in the state by 2017-- or [...]Read more
Posted by Ben Kilpatrick on January 24, 2013Don’t Forget Course ChoiceAct 2 moved Louisiana forward from an anachronistic model of education into a student-centric one that [...]Read more
Posted by Trent Hill on November 29, 2012Louisiana Pensions Among Most UnderfundedA study of the 100 largest public pension plans in the U.S. highlights Louisiana’s pension fund troubles.Read more
Posted by Kevin Kane on November 13, 2012Data Shows Louisiana Schools’ Hiring and Benefits – Not Vouchers – the Cause of Budget WoesLouisiana’s public schools put themselves in a precarious position by hiring more teachers and [...]Read more