employment
Employment Declines for the 7th Straight Month: Louisiana Economic Situation January 2024
Louisiana’s economy needs a comeback. While there are many reasons why, a major reason is that the state [...]
Read moreNew Report: Teen Unemployment and the Minimum Wage
Unemployment remains a major concern throughout the state of Louisiana and the nation as a whole. While [...]
Read more
Study: Proposed Obama Energy Taxes Will Be Devastating
The study projects a loss of approximately $341 billion in economic output, 155,000 jobs, and $68 billion [...]
Read more
Immigration Status Checks: An Employer Obligation?
Illegal immigrants are set to find work with state contractors harder to come by. That is if employers [...]
Read moreGovernment Boost to Small Business Could do More Harm than Good
Mercatus scholar warns that discrimination over business size lacks economic justification By Daniel M. [...]
Read moreQuestions Remain Over Approach to Eliminating Government Workers
Unclear whether bill intended to reduce number of state employees will have significant impact Baton [...]
Read moreLouisiana Monks Face Jail For Selling Caskets
This morning, the Institute for Justice filed a major federal lawsuit on behalf of a group of monks from [...]
Read moreGulf State Residents Bring Message to Capitol
Victims, activists, and trade representatives join forces to oppose shut-down of Gulf oil industry [...]
Read moreVoices For and Against
Interview excerpts regarding the Gulf drilling moratorium In the process of covering the array of [...]
Read more