Posted by Fergus Hodgson on January 12, 2011Fiscal Watchdog Hammers Louisiana’s FinancesNEW ORLEANS, La. – The Institute for Truth in Accounting has released a damning “Financial State of the [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on January 11, 2011States on Track for DefaultLouisiana's unfunded liability of $24 billion cause for "serious concerns" NEW ORLEANS, La. – On [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on December 6, 2010Louisiana’s Higher Education System Not Making the GradeA new report claims that more than one third of Louisiana’s higher education funds are wasted on [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on November 22, 2010Economic Survival Team “Severely Disappointed” with Salazar MeetingInterior Secretary Ken Salazar and Michael Bromwich failed to win the hearts of Louisiana’s Gulf Economic [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on November 11, 2010De Facto Moratorium ContinuesOnly one deep drill permitted since official lifting NEW ORLEANS, La. – Despite one month with no [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on November 8, 2010New Approach to Education Spending Makes InroadsStudent-based budgeting could incentivize Louisiana schools to make better use of their dollars BATON [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on October 30, 2010Louisiana Business Tax Climate Still Rated UnfavorablyTax Foundation ranks the state 36th in nation This week the Tax Foundation ranked Louisiana 36th in its [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on October 13, 2010One in Five Louisianians Now on Food StampsState has 3rd highest recipient rate in nation NEW ORLEANS – The latest data from the United States [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on October 9, 2010Task Force Seeks Louisiana’s Restoration as International Hub for TradeNew Orleans was “Gateway to the Americas” before being surpassed by other Sun Belt cities NEW [...]Read more