Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on June 2, 2025What Louisianans Should Know About the “One Big Beautiful Bill”Congress is moving fast on a sweeping package known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB)—and it could [...]Read more
Posted by on May 20, 2025Strings Attached: How Federal Funding Affects State and Local PoliciesChange—some of it much-needed—is coming in the relationship between federal and state governments. As [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on April 3, 2025New K-12 School Transparency Project: See How Public School Funding is Being Used to Educate Students Across LouisianaHow the government spends money matters. It matters because it’s the people’s money, given to meet [...]Read more
Posted by Isabella Albano on March 25, 2025Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2: Driving Greater Economic Prosperity for LouisianaThe March 29 election is coming up fast, and four Constitutional Amendments will appear on the ballot. [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on March 17, 2025News Roundup: Louisiana Buzzing about Constitutional Amendment 2Early voting kicked off Saturday, March 15, across Louisiana. As voters begin to head to the polls in [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on March 12, 2025Introducing the Government Growth Limit: What Louisiana Voters Need to Know About This Component of Constitutional Amendment #2As voters head to the polls over the next few weeks to vote on Constitutional Amendment #2, they might be [...]Read more
Posted by on February 28, 2025Executive Budget Continues Progress Toward Fiscal Responsibility; More Work to DoThus began the state’s annual budgeting process: officials from the Division of Administration presented [...]Read more
Posted by Team Pelican on February 20, 2025Introducing the Citizens’ Guide to the FY 25 Louisiana BudgetWe are thrilled to launch the Citizens’ Guide to the FY 25 Louisiana Budget, a resource designed to [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on January 7, 2025Where Does Louisiana Rank in Economic Freedom?Louisiana ranks 23rd among U.S. states in the Fraser Institute’s latest 2024 Economic Freedom of North [...]Read more