Path Needed to Get Louisiana Working

04/25/2020

by Daniel Erspamer, CEO of the Pelican Institute Throughout our shared history, Americans – and Louisianans, in particular – have faced down many crises, from war to drought to floods to illness. Through determination, innovation and ingenuity, a strong sense of community and patriotism, and a stubborn will to succeed, we’ve prevailed. These principles are...

TAGS: COVID-19, Economy, Jobs, jobs and opportunity, Louisiana economy, Right to Work, state workers

The Importance of National Employee Freedom Week

08/22/2016

The mission of NEFW is to inform government workers about their options for obtaining more freedom and flexibility in the workplace. This effort includes the participation of 86 groups located in 39 states around the nation.

TAGS: Heritage Foundation, National Employee Freedom Week, Right to Work

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

Sen. Vitter Joins With Other Republican Lawmakers to Advance “Right to Work” Bill

By Kevin Mooney

03/11/2011

Sen. David Vitter and other Republican lawmakers have introduced a "National Right to Work" bill that will protect employees from discriminatory practices in the workplace and guard against forced unionization. Studies show that "Right to Work" states outperform the more unionized areas of the country.

TAGS: David Vitter, Jim DeMint, Right to Work, Union

Union Wages Drive Up Costs, Increase Tax Burden for Louisiana Residents

By Kevin Mooney

03/09/2011

Public sector unions are boosting taxpayer costs in Louisiana just as they are in other states. The demonstrations in Wisconsin, New Jersey and Ohio relate back to a fundamental change in the composition of organized labor. For the first time in American history, more union workers are employed by the government than the private sector.

TAGS: Louisiana Federation of Teachers, public sector unions, Right to Work, teachers union, unionfacts.com, Wisconsin

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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