Louisiana
Louisiana’s Economic Snapshot – July 2011
Louisiana’s friendly tax climate and steady economic growth have allowed the state to navigate through [...]
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Cato Scholar Cannon Argues for Necessity of Cutting Medicaid
467,000 new enrollees will be added in our state under the new health care law. This will even further [...]
Read moreLouisiana’s Cultural Heritage Not Threatened By Budget Cuts
The Louisiana legislature has been criticized for cutting statewide funding for the arts. Pelican [...]
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Wall Street Journal Declares 2011 The “Year Of School Choice”
Over the span of this year, thirteen states, including Louisiana, have passed school choice legislation, [...]
Read moreFiscal Watchdog Ranks Louisiana 43rd in Nation for Indebtedness
A new state ranking for assets relative to liabilities, released this week, finds Louisiana to be the [...]
Read moreStudy: “F” for Louisiana’s Specialized Labor, Again
New report gives Louisiana an “F” for human capital - a measure of the labor force’s education and [...]
Read moreAmendment Steers State Surplus Money Towards Looming Retirement Debts
Due to a scheduled larger share of offshore oil and gas revenues from the federal government, some [...]
Read moreLouisiana Unemployment Up 12 percent from Last Year and 115 percent Since 2007
Despite higher job numbers, Louisiana's unemployment rate increased by 12 percent from May 2010 to May [...]
Read moreState Legislature Aims For “Sunset” On Jindal’s Medicaid Reform Plan
Jindal's proposal was an effort to lessen the strain of Louisiana's health care spending while improving [...]
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