Hurricane Katrina
Louisiana’s Economy Was Struggling Before Latest Shocks
While this week’s newly released report from the Bureau of Labor Statisticsr on states’ unemployment [...]
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It’s No Secret Why People are Leaving Louisiana
Ever since the new estimates from the U.S Census Bureau showing that both Louisiana and the City of New [...]
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Not Another Fiscal Cliff…
“Louisiana is facing a massive fiscal cliff, and we need solutions.” This sentence should sound familiar [...]
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The Little Frog That Might
The Little Frog That Might Once upon a time there lived a small frog in Louisiana that adorably covers [...]
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Remembering Kevin Kane, Founder of The Pelican Institute
Kevin Kane founded The Pelican Institute in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He guided it successfully [...]
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Louisiana: Rich State or Poor State?
All findings of the 2016 Index considered, the regimen for Louisiana is clear. Louisiana needs to adopt [...]
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Charter Schools Deserve Freedom of Choice
The issue is whether charter school leadership will make the decision on when or whether to return to the [...]
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Levee Breach Lawsuit Illustrates Class Action Racket
This case is a stunning example of class action lawyers doing what they do best: using lawsuits to create [...]
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Elliott Stonecipher: Louisiana’s Demographic Challenge
These population demographic traits, coupled with negative patterns of population gain/loss, should be of [...]
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