Legislature
Public Comment to BESE: Don’t Water Down Louisiana Graduation Standards
Public Hearing Set for August 25 The official public comment period for the Louisiana Board of Elementary [...]
Read moreLouisiana’s Top Education Board Proposes High School Diplomas for Students Failing State Tests
Yes, you read that right. In a state still ranked in the bottom ten nationally for student achievement, [...]
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Big Budget Blowout
Louisiana’s 2023 Regular Legislative Session ended on June 8th with a bang. Amid much arguing and a lot [...]
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What the Legislature Did (and Didn’t Do) on Education
Legislation on crime, taxes, and the state’s budget dominated much of Louisiana’s 2023 Regular Session, [...]
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Helping Louisiana’s Comeback by Eliminating the Corporate Franchise Tax
There’s much discussion in Baton Rouge about how to best allocate scarce taxpayer money that’s [...]
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Louisiana’s Legislature Should Focus on Tax Relief, Not Overblown “Fiscal Cliff”
You may have heard that the state of Louisiana is facing a “fiscal cliff” and this is why the Legislature [...]
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One of Every Five Louisianans Receive Food Stamps
You read that correct: One of every five Louisianans receive food stamps. Or, more technically, they [...]
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Tax and Budget Reform Must Be Tackled in Tandem
With the state economy struggling and tens of thousands of Louisianans moving out of state, families and [...]
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The Legislature Shouldn’t be Used for Protectionism
Like it or not, prescription drugs – and, importantly, the cost of them – play an ever-increasing role in [...]
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