Louisiana Ranks Among America’s Worst “Judicial Hellholes” for Fifth Year

By Margaret Viator

01/07/2015

Louisiana has earned the seventh-highest ranking in the 2014–2015 American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) Judicial Hellholes® report of the worst places to be sued.

TAGS: judicial hellholes, LLAW, Melissa Landry, Tort Reform

Louisiana’s Legislative Elections Could Jumpstart Litigation Reform Efforts

By Kevin Mooney

09/30/2011

A recent survey that shows a substantial majority of Louisiana voters favor tort reform could serve as a catalyst for bipartisan legislation next year aimed at alleviating costly litigation practices, according to top officials with citizen watchdog groups and business advocacy organizations.

TAGS: Coalition for Common Sense, Elections, judicial hellholes, lawsuits, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch, Tort Reform

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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