Louisiana’s Economic Snapshot – July 2011

By Robert Ross

07/19/2011

Louisiana’s friendly tax climate and steady economic growth have allowed the state to navigate through fragile economic times, but unfunded pension liabilities and a former budget shortfall pose problems for Louisiana’s future.

TAGS: Economic Growth, Economic Snapshot, Pension Liabilties, Unemployment

Plan To Clear Unfunded Liabilities Passes House Comfortably

By Kevin Mooney

06/07/2011

Rep. Kevin Pearson's retirement reform bill passed the Louisiana House by a comfortable, bipartisan margin on Monday. His legislation provides for a readjustment of the final average compensation (FAC) for state employees that would be used to pay down unfunded accrued liabilities.

TAGS: Gov. Bobby Jindal, Pension Liabilties, Rep. Kevin Pearson, Retirement, UAl

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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