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Pelican Institute: Louisiana Economic Report October 2022
Louisiana Economic Situation October 2022 Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay on the surface [...]
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Path Needed to Get Louisiana Working
by Daniel Erspamer, CEO of the Pelican Institute Throughout our shared history, Americans – and [...]
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One Hand Tied Behind Their Backs
While Louisiana faces many of the same fiscal issues faced by other states, our problems have been [...]
Read moreNew Report: Teen Unemployment and the Minimum Wage
Unemployment remains a major concern throughout the state of Louisiana and the nation as a whole. While [...]
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Tax Freedom Day Passes for Louisiana, but Ignores Federal Deficit
The Tax Foundation states that the 2011 Tax Freedom Day will fall on April 12th. However, if the federal [...]
Read moreA First in American History: 2011 Federal Aid Set to Overwhelm State General Funds
2011 is set to be the first year that federal aid becomes the largest component of state revenues. [...]
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Study Projects Louisiana Pension Funds to Run Dry in 2017
A Northwestern University study claims that Louisiana's pension system will be insolvent by 2017. [...]
Read moreGovernment Boost to Small Business Could do More Harm than Good
Mercatus scholar warns that discrimination over business size lacks economic justification By Daniel M. [...]
Read moreCalifornia’s Failure a Lesson for Other States
In a previous blog post we noted that public-sector unions impose higher labor costs, increase public [...]
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