State-by-State Economic Report Shows a Lackluster Louisiana

By John Kay

05/30/2013

Louisiana’s economic prospects are mediocre, according to a new report released by the American Legislative Exchange Council, which ranked the 50 states according to their economic outlook in 2013.

TAGS: ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arthur Laffer, economic policy, Jonathan Williams, Louisiana, Poor States, Rich States, Right to Work, Stephen Moore, Taxes

New Study: Higher Tax Burden, New Spending and More Debt Hurts Economic Growth

By Robert Ross

06/30/2011

American Legislative Exchange Council claims that states with lower and falling tax burdens are attracting businesses and spurring job growth.

TAGS: American Legislative Exchange Council, Arthur Laffer, Jonathan Williams, Stephen Moore

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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