Louisiana
Speed Camera Ban Deferred at Senate Committee
Today, the state legislature deferred SB 75, which would have prohibited local municipalities from using [...]
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Nation’s Incarceration Leader Seeks to Fight Crime While Saving Dollars
Louisiana’s stand as the nation’s leader for incarceration is the target of five new bills from the [...]
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B.R. Advocate Letter: The Fallacy of an “Ultraconservative Orthodoxy” in Louisiana
Kevin Kane: The B.R. Advocate's Lenny Keller has described the Louisiana legislature as ultraconservative [...]
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More Louisiana Coastal Jurisdiction = Increased Oil Revenues
An extended coastline could net the state an extra $342-480 million dollars annually - money currently [...]
Read moreCommentary: Police Pension Funds Blown on Bad Investments, Taxpayers Stuck With Bill
MPERS gambled with public money, and lost. If this were a private company, these disastrous mistakes [...]
Read moreNew Bill Seeks to Shed Light on Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
Rep. Tony Ligi (R-Metairie) is advancing new legislation that would make it possible for taxpayers to [...]
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Guest Commentary: Economic Logic Backs Sale of State Benefits Office
Jeffrey Sadow projects that "right-sizing" this area would save the state an annual $60 million and not [...]
Read moreRed Light Camera Revenue has Increased 419 percent since 2008
New Orleans Annual Operating Budget indicates that the city government has increased its reliance on [...]
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Inter-State Health Care Agreements Set to Negate ObamaCare
Sen. Elbert Guillory (D-Opelousas) has introduced a bill that would make possible for Louisiana to join [...]
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