Louisiana
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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Louisiana’s Path to Economic Prosperity and Energy Dominance Runs Through Free Markets
Earlier this month, Entergy Louisiana broke ground on two of three new gas-fired power plants designed to [...]
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Debt Is the Fire—And Louisiana Is in the Path
Federal spending is out of control. Washington is racking up debt faster than at any time outside a world [...]
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BEAD the Call: What the First Four Years of BEAD can Teach Us
The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program (BEAD) has followed a long and winding road since its [...]
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Congress Must Act: Preempt State AI Patchwork to Fuel America’s—and Louisiana’s—Innovation Fire
As the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) barrels toward a December showdown, House Republicans, [...]
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3 Things to Know About the Lawsuit Challenging Louisiana’s Act 409
1. What Is Louisiana’s Act 409 (“Charlie’s Law”)? Everyone can agree that child safety matters—especially [...]
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Louisiana’s Tax Competitiveness Problem
The Tax Foundation’s recently released 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index ranks Louisiana 31st in the [...]
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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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New Report: Coastal Lawsuits Cost Louisiana Energy Jobs and Investments—but the Economic Damage Is Reversible
The Pelican Institute today released a new study exposing the true cost of Louisiana’s decade-long wave [...]
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