Louisianans
An Opportunity Roadmap: Ensure Everyone Has the Right to Earn a Living
As a part of our recently released Alliance for Opportunity Roadmap, we’ve been exploring the policy [...]
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A Look Back at Louisiana’s Economy in 2021
This week, news regarding America’s economic growth dominated business headlines. The country’s economy [...]
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Louisiana Needs to Think Outside the Box
Louisiana’s economy lagged behind the rest of the country long before the COVID-19 pandemic. Many states [...]
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Louisiana Needs Occupational Licensure Reform
We Need To Reinstate Louisianans’ Right to Earn a Living Louisiana law and administrative codes are [...]
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State seizure of private property – How civil asset forfeiture has run amok in Louisiana
Imagine you are driving home from work one day and are stopped and your car and personal belongings are [...]
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An Outlier in Civil Forfeiture
Civil Asset Forfeiture Imagine a world in which you are driving home from work only to be stopped and [...]
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Louisiana’s Love Affair with Legal Plunder
The law should be a tool to protect people and their property from arbitrary and detrimental acts against [...]
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Fines and Fees: The New Debtors Prison
Louisiana has long been ranked as one of the poorest states in the country. Unfortunately, there seem to [...]
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We Can Defeat Poverty, But Must Choose Real-World Strategies To Do It
Louisiana is undoubtedly one of America’s cultural centers. Cajun, Creole, Spanish, and other influences [...]
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