Louisiana State Legislature
Legislature Files Education Savings Account (ESA) Bills to Expand Educational Options
The Louisiana Legislature has filed several bills to expand educational choice among its proposals for [...]
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Fiscal Transparency is Critical to Improving our Schools
The Pelican Institute is excited to report that the Louisiana Legislature has passed legislation that [...]
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Pelican Applauds Legislature on Passage of Significant Legal Reform
Today, the Louisiana Legislature passed HB 57 by Speaker Clay Schexnayder, the Civil Justice Reform Act [...]
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Thoughts on Legislative Session Pause Over COVID-19
Today, the Louisiana State Legislature voted to pause the current legislative session over the continued [...]
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Legislative Session is Underway – Will Lawmakers Take the Path to Jobs and Opportunity?
This week, the Louisiana Legislature convened in Baton Rouge for the first day of the 2019 session. The [...]
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LABI Published Louisiana Legislature Scorecard 2017
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, better known as LABI, recently published the [...]
Read moreHigher Ed, Higher Salaries
The issue of higher education salaries has caught the attention of state Rep. Simone Champagne, R-Erath. [...]
Read moreReasons to Worry?
Potential conflicts and a growing interest in hedge funds have some eyeing Louisiana’s public retirement [...]
Read moreSpecial Report: Legacy of a Loophole
A retire-rehire program for teachers was approved by lawmakers 10 years ago, but today more than half of [...]
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