Free Market
Missed Opportunities During Legislative Session Increases Importance of Fall 2019 Elections
With the 2019 regular legislative session coming to a close this week, the Pelican Institute wants to [...]
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Obama Health Care Exchange: Not the Answer for Louisiana
Last week the Louisiana Budget Project (LBP) published a response to our critique of the health insurance [...]
Read moreVote Yes on Saturday to Prevent New Taxes
We believe that voters should support this amendment and vote Yes on Saturday. While there is no doubt [...]
Read morePelican Event: Obama Administration Continues to Hamper Energy Production
“Politically correct” sources of energy are largely futile and Obama administration policies are a war [...]
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 moreTSA’s Conflict Of Interest
Reason Foundation’s director of transportation policy Robert Poole offers a compelling argument for [...]
Read morePrivatizing Federal Assets And Operations
Most people agree that federal organizations such as the US Postal Service and Amtrak are far from being [...]
Read moreDeficits Provide Opportunity to Weed Out Failing Programs
Despite Gov. Jindal’s spending cut in late December, Jan Moller reports in the Times Picayune on a [...]
Read moreNew Smoking Bans Wrong Way to Protect Non-Smokers
Sen. Rob Marionneaux has filed two bills that would expand the existing Louisiana smoking ban. Currently, [...]
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