Louisiana State Legislature
Louisiana’s 2025 Comeback Agenda: A Year in Review
As 2025 ends, the Pelican Institute assesses Louisiana’s progress on its Comeback Agenda, a blueprint for [...]
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Time Is Running Out: Legislature Must Fully Fund LA GATOR to Deliver for Louisiana’s Kids
As Louisiana lawmakers gear up for the 2026 regular legislative session, one issue stands out as both [...]
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Unlocking Opportunity – How Pelican Institute Brought “One Door” to Louisiana
The Vision – From Dependence to Dignity In 2021, the Pelican Institute for Public Policy launched the [...]
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Pelican Center for Justice Challenges Unconstitutional Mandates on Faith-Based Prekindergarten Programs in Louisiana
On October 20, the Pelican Institute for Public Policy and Center for American Rights filed a lawsuit on [...]
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Leveraging Lagniappe: How Can Louisiana Make the Most of Leftover BEAD Funding?
When the Trump administration announced modified regulations for the federal Broadband Equity Access and [...]
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My Dues Paid for WHAT?
On June 14, 2025, Americans across the country took to the streets to exercise their First Amendment [...]
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Ushering in America’s New Atomic Age: Three Takeaways from the House Oversight Hearing on Nuclear Energy Reform
Last week, the U.S. House Committee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a [...]
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Is Government Truly Limited in Louisiana?
In Louisiana and across the country, there’s a growing hunger for limited government, driven by the [...]
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A Closer Look at Louisiana’s 2026 Budget: Pork Projects and Missed Priorities
Last month, the 2025 Louisiana Regular Legislative Session adjourned—and much happened in the final [...]
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