Posted by on June 15, 2020Big Victory for Policy to Get Louisiana WorkingOn Monday, in a major win for policies to Get Louisiana Working, Governor John Bel Edwards signed [...]Read more
Posted by on June 15, 2020Pelican Statement: Governor Vetoes Rural BroadbandOn Friday, Governor John Bel Edwards’ vetoed an important piece of legislation for connecting [...]Read more
Posted by on June 12, 2020Pelican Statement: Governor Vetoes Key Legal ReformToday, Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed a critical piece of legal reform legislation. Louisiana’s judiciary [...]Read more
Posted by on June 12, 2020Big Victory for Military Families with Signing of HB 613Military families relocating to Louisiana will now have greater access to jobs and opportunity thanks to [...]Read more
Posted by on May 11, 2020Pelican Responds to State Plan to Reopen Louisiana’s EconomyToday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Louisiana will begin implementing Phase 1 of the federal [...]Read more
Posted by on April 30, 2020Nearly a Quarter of Louisiana’s Labor Force has Filed for UnemploymentWhile Gov. John Bel Edwards unexpectedly postponed the phased reopening of Louisiana’s economy to May 15, [...]Read more
Posted by on April 28, 2020Louisiana Initial Unemployment Claims Top 440,000On Monday, Governor John Bel Edwards extended the statewide stay-at-home order to May 15. Meanwhile, the [...]Read more
Posted by on April 27, 2020Pelican Responds to Gov. Edwards’ Extension of Statewide Stay-At-Home OrderToday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced he is extending Louisiana’s statewide stay-at-home order to [...]Read more
Posted by on April 9, 2020Pelican Responds to Calls to Extend Louisiana School ClosuresThis week, the Louisiana Superintendents Association requested Gov. John Bel Edwards to close schools [...]Read more