Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on August 12, 2026One Door In, One Door Out: Louisiana’s Workforce Reform Clears a Major HurdleEarlier this year, Pelican checked in with Louisiana Works Secretary Susie Schowen to get a status update [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on August 12, 2026Unpacking the Toolkit: What Can Other Policy Areas Learn from BEAD Buildout in Louisiana?The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) has emphasized access and a closing of the [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on August 10, 2026Open to Work: AI Shapes Hiring TrendsPredictions about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) have spanned utopia, robot apocalypse, and [...]Read more
Posted by on August 7, 2026Louisiana Teachers Head Back to School With a Right They Didn’t Have Last YearRead more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on August 4, 2026Ten Questions Louisiana’s New MFP Task Force Should AnswerFor the first time in years, Louisiana is taking a comprehensive look at how it funds K-12 education. [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on July 28, 2026Keeping Louisiana’s Positive Momentum Requires More ReformLouisiana has real economic wins to celebrate. Major projects in energy, manufacturing, technology, and [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on July 24, 2026A Tale of Two StatesLouisiana has been called many things—New York is not one of them. From climate to culture, and now data [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on July 23, 2026Louisiana Shouldn’t Force Groups to Choose Between Speaking Up and Upholding PrivacyLouisiana has a long tradition of loud, messy, public argument. Utility rate cases, pipeline fights, data [...]Read more
Posted by Isabella Albano on July 22, 2026Every Cause Has Its Champion—and Maybe a Budget Carve-Out In LouisianaThe Pelican Institute has repeatedly highlighted the drawbacks of Louisiana’s hundreds of [...]Read more