Posted by Editor on September 16, 2011Guest Commentary: Accountable Investments Are Key to Economic GrowthDon Briggs comments on the Obama Administration's plan to repeal vital tax incentives for oil and gas [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on August 24, 2011Online Charter School Proponents Envision the Democratization of EducationOnline charter schools that are new to Louisiana are in position to help democratize education and offer [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on August 19, 2011Guest Commentary: Green Jobs, Not Shale Plays, Have the Potential To BustConclusive evidence continues to suggest that renewable energy projects and so-called “green” jobs have [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Ross on July 11, 2011Department of Energy Grants LSU $1 Million to Research Geothermal EnergyThe Department of Energy has awarded Louisiana State University $997,000 for a project to evaluate the [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on June 30, 2011Fiscal Watchdog Ranks Louisiana 43rd in Nation for IndebtednessA new state ranking for assets relative to liabilities, released this week, finds Louisiana to be the [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Ross on June 30, 2011New Study: Higher Tax Burden, New Spending and More Debt Hurts Economic GrowthAmerican Legislative Exchange Council claims that states with lower and falling tax burdens are [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on June 28, 2011The Public, the Charter, and the PhilanthropistA new Cato Institute paper highlights the need for models that punish poor performance and reward good. [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on June 7, 2011Louisiana the Most Over-Governed State in the SouthA sophisticated analysis of freedom across state lines finds Louisiana the least free of the former [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on May 27, 2011Guest Commentary: Louisiana and the Golden Age for Natural GasDon Briggs of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association says Louisiana is uniquely positioned to respond to [...]Read more