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Proper Police Funding is Needed to Reduce Violent Crime
Since the pandemic and protests, violent crime has been on the rise across the United States. Drug use [...]
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Louisiana Legislature Stands Strong for Charter Schools
School choice has definitely been front and center during the 2022 legislative session, but not just [...]
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What’s Going On With Louisiana’s Justice Reinvestment Funds?
In 2017, Louisiana implemented a historic set of criminal justice reforms to reign in the state’s [...]
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Its Time to Bring Reform to the River Pilots
Louisiana has a long history of boards and commissions that lock out competition and exert enormous [...]
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While National Economy is Improving, Much of Louisiana is Still Lagging
Just in time for the Independence Day Holiday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released some good [...]
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New Louisiana Unemployment Claims Continue to Climb
Soon after the Louisiana legislature was gaveled back into session, a tense debate began over whether the [...]
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Louisiana’s 2019 GDP Ranked Among The Worst in Nation
As economic news continues to focus on the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Economic [...]
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Local, National Experts to Speak at Solutions Summit 2.0
We’re one week away from the Pelican Institute for Public Policy’s Solutions Summit 2.0. Next [...]
Read moreSolutions Summit 2.0 Agenda Revealed
There’s still time to register for the Pelican Institute for Public Policy’s Solutions Summit [...]
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