Louisiana
Where Does Louisiana Rank in Economic Freedom?
Louisiana ranks 23rd among U.S. states in the Fraser Institute’s latest 2024 Economic Freedom of North [...]
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Louisiana, a Beacon of Tech Innovation
The Pelican State has long been a hub for some of the best food, culture, and music in the nation. [...]
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Louisiana’s Tax Competitiveness Poised for Improvement
Louisiana ranks 40th in the 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index, reflecting its historically complex [...]
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Fiscal Reform Package Moves Louisiana Forward
At the Pelican Institute we’ve spoken often about the need – and urgent opportunity – to write [...]
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Louisiana Should Eliminate the Burdensome Corporate Franchise Tax
Years of poor public policy have driven families and businesses out of the Pelican State, leaving it with [...]
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What Is Fiscal Conservatism?
As Louisiana’s special session on fiscal reform begins this week, the focus should be on fiscal [...]
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Why Are Louisiana’s Public School Leaders Still Not Spending the Money They’ve Been Allocated to Help Students Learn?
We’ve written about this before—millions of dollars from state coffers allocated to Louisiana high [...]
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Louisiana’s Labor Market Improves but More Work to Do
With its rich cultural heritage and strategic location along the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana boasts [...]
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New Report Gives Louisiana a “C” for its Worker and Taxpayer Protection Laws
Louisiana all too often finds itself at the bottom of all the good lists, and at the top of the bad ones. [...]
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