Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on November 14, 2025Liberty v. the Leviathan: Senator Kennedy Champions Financial Freedom with the STREAMLINE ActFor over half a century, American banks and credit unions have operated under financial reporting [...]Read more
Posted by on February 6, 2020Pelican Encourages FCC to Close the Digital DivideComing off the Pelican Institute’s second annual Solutions Summit, where policy experts from across the [...]Read more
Posted by Trent Hill on September 7, 2018Sen. Kennedy Gets It Wrong On Louisiana Criminal Justice ReformJames Lapeyre, leader of Smart on Crime Louisiana, and Daniel Erspamer, CEO of Pelican Institute, had to [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on December 19, 2011The Truth About TaxesIf you peel back the layers of Louisiana's tax structure, you're likely to find confusion, outrage and, [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on July 29, 2011Commentary: Kennedy Lays Out Compelling Case Against State’s Plan For New Charity HospitalThose pushing for this plan in Baton Rouge continue to do so without taking into account alternatives [...]Read more
Posted by Kevin Mooney on May 25, 2011Lawmaker Foresees “All Out War” on State Spending with House ResolutionLouisiana's House of Representatives voted to pass Rep. Brett Geymann's Resolution 27 on Monday, which is [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on January 6, 2011Jindal’s Prison Privatization Proposal Must be Properly Structured, But Can Generate Savings, Spokesman SaysCorrections System the Second-Fastest Growing Part of State Budgets By Kevin Mooney While some high [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on December 15, 2010Commentary: Jindal’s Prison Sale Proposal Highlights Issue of Criminal Justice ReformState corrections systems, like most governmental services, have rapidly expanded over recent years in [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on October 5, 2010Commentary: Treasurer Kennedy Proposes Measures to Alleviate Louisiana’s Budget CrisisIn the midst of Louisiana’s education budget crisis, it is understandable that frustrated citizens [...]Read more