New Orleans
House Poised to Attack Pension Liabilities with Alternative to Jindal Plan
As an alternative to the pension reform legislation favored by Gov. Bobby Jindal, the House Committee on [...]
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Tea Party Partners with Sen. Guillory to Pursue State Authority Over Health Care
Tea Party activists joined with Sen. Elbert Guillory (D-Opelousas) last week to testify in favor of [...]
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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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WDSU Highlights LouisianaSunshine.org: “State Workers Make Lots in Overtime”
The Pelican Institute's transparency site is shining light on generous overtime pay for state employees, [...]
Read moreControversial Designer Drugs Face Ban in Louisiana
Several states, including Louisiana, are stepping up the fight against the latest designer drugs - [...]
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Guest Commentary: Higher Admission Standards Provide Compelling Case for SUNO-UNO Merger
Higher admission standards for Louisiana's colleges are set to all but wipe out the student body of [...]
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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Commentary: Crescent City Connection Dysfunction Needs Legislative Action
The drastic mismanagement and squandering of resources highlights the need to greatly scale back the [...]
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