It’s Time to Lay This Case to Rest

By Sarah Harbison

07/26/2013

To put it simply, offering families a less inexpensive burial option allowed grieving families to make an economical and dignified choice in a time of need and great stress.

TAGS: Caskets, Institute for Justice, Monks, St. Joseph Abbey

U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Louisiana Monks’ Unlicensed Casket Sales

By Fergus Hodgson

04/12/2011

The monks of St. Joseph Abbey have just won a victory in their case against economic protectionism from the state. They have been unable to produce simple caskets, facing fines, but the Institute for Justice has taken their defense in what is set to be a landmark case.

TAGS: Caskets, Institute for Justice, Louisiana, Monks, St. Joseph Abbey

School Board Spending Transparency

HB38 by Representative Rick Edmonds brings sunlight to local school district spending by adding many school districts to the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website, LouisianaCheckbook.com, and requiring other smaller entities to post enhanced transparency on their websites. It is modeled after both Louisiana Checkbook and an existing project by the Lafayette Parish School Board to post...

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