Corruption: A Recurring Topic in the 2010 Mayor’s Race

By Jennifer Moreale
01/18/2010
The latest candidate forum took place on Friday, January 15th at Loyola University New Orleans and had as the central topic public corruption. Since the beginning of the mayor’s race candidates have shed light on the worse features of New Orleans, public corruption being just one of them. Acknowledging the city’s weaknesses and proposing solutions...

TAGS: Corruption, Economic Growth, Mayor, New Orleans, Transparency

Aggressive Ticketing Does More Harm Than Good

By Kevin Kane
11/30/2009
In response to a growing budget deficit, the city of New Orleans has stepped up its parking enforcement efforts. The city recently designated new parking spaces near the Superdome – only to post No Parking signs and ticket offenders. Mayor Ray Nagin has proposed installing more meters around the city and expanding the hours and...

TAGS: Budget, Mayor, Parking

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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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