Louisiana State Legislature
Coalition Calls for Responsible Budget, Tax Relief
The Pelican Institute is proud to partner with a coalition of groups that are joining together to call [...]
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Lawmakers to Consider Increased K-12 Education Spending
This week the Louisiana Legislature convened the 2023 Regular Session, which will last through early [...]
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Louisiana’s Economic Situation: November 2022
Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay with a 3.3% unemployment rate but the labor force has [...]
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New Crime Report and Improved Justice Rating
This week the Pelican Institute for Public Policy released a report of crime data in Louisiana, adding [...]
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Small Gains In Reading, Still A Ways to Go
This week the Louisiana Department of Education released the annual Fall 2022 Reading Report, which is a [...]
Read moreLouisiana Economic Situation October 2022
Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay on the surface, but the labor force is 16,613 (-0.8%) [...]
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Louisiana’s New Occupational Licensing Laws: Brief Primer
In Louisiana’s 2022 Louisiana legislative session, lawmakers passed and the governor signed into law [...]
Read morePelican Institute: Louisiana Economic Report October 2022
Louisiana Economic Situation October 2022 Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay on the surface [...]
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Occupational Licensure: It’s Not Just Regulations That Are The Problem
The Pelican Institute has long advocated for increased freedom for Louisianans to work and pursue the [...]
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