Reforms made after the storm have transformed the New Orleans public education system, with the most notable of these changes dubbed the “charter school revolution.”

The multi-billion dollar LSU and Veterans Affairs Hospitals project, seen by many as harmless economic development, has important implications for property rights and fiscal responsibility.

The latest example of astonishing wasteful government spending in Post-Katrina New Orleans was described in a recent report by the Times-Picayune. In this example of progress impeded by bureaucratic incompetence, a study by a federal inspector general found that 80% of sampled recipients of Road Home elevation grants in 2006 and 2007 failed to use...

The theatre of the absurd has found a new headlining act in Comer v. Murphy Oil USA. Essentially, landowners in Mississippi are suing oil and coal companies for rising sea levels and increased hurricane strength, claiming that the greenhouse gases they release is the cause. The Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans recently overturned a...

I had planned to comment on this amusing piece from the New York Times, but Lawrence Reed beat me to the punch. As always, Larry’s take is insightful. Another interesting aspect of the article is that it demonstrates a pronounced shift in the media narrative. Now that Bush is out and Obama is in, Louisiana...

“If you liked the speed of the Katrina recovery efforts, you’ll love the efficiency of these ‘shovel-ready’ bailout projects.” –Dan Rothschild In a February 25, 2009 Forbes magazine article, Garett Jones and Dan Rothschild of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University parallel the inadequacy of federal efforts following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 with President...