Legislative Update: Louisiana’s Taxation Strategies Garner National Attention

By Editor

06/17/2011

Fergus Hodgson provides an overview of tax policy changes within the current legislative session.

TAGS: Amazon Tax, Fergus Hodgson, Income tax, Pelican Institute, Tax Foundation

Garland Robinette Talks Criminal Justice Reform with Pelican Institute

By Editor

06/10/2011

Pelican President, Kevin Kane, advocates cost-saving approaches adopted successfully by other states.

TAGS: Kevin Kane, Pelican Institute, Prison Reform

Research: Looming Pension Crisis Ignored

By Editor

04/13/2011

The Pelican Institute's latest research compares Louisiana's pension crisis Wisconsin's. Despite less coverage, Louisiana's situation is far worse, and Bobby Jindal's plan is nowhere near enough to make a dent in the unfunded liabilities.

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, LASERS, Louisiana Deficit, Pelican Institute, pensions

Government Salaries Open for All to See: Introducing Louisiana Sunshine

By Fergus Hodgson

03/15/2011

As fiscal pressure dominates political debates across the nation, Louisianians can now see all state employee salaries at the click of a button.

TAGS: Fergus Hodgson, Louisiana Sunshine, Pelican Institute, Salaries, Transparency

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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