Posted by Editor on March 11, 2011Guest Commentary: The Dark Side of “Economic Development” in New OrleansThe multi-billion dollar LSU and Veterans Affairs Hospitals project, seen by many as harmless economic [...]Read more
Posted by Robert Ross on March 2, 2011Shell Study Contends Evidence for Peak Oil TheoryShell Oil Company's latest research "Signals and Signposts" affirms peak oil theory: that we have reached [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 17, 2011Truth of Government Accounting on Ringside PoliticsSheila Weinberg, of the Institute for Truth in Accounting, unravels the illusions of federal and state [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 15, 2011Hispanic Chamber Event: New Orleans Political Clout in DeclineAnalysis from Friday’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce luncheon quantified New Orleans’ declining political [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 9, 2011Pelican President on WWL-TV’s Sunday EditionDennis Woltering of Eyewitness News examines Louisiana's public pension crisis with Kevin Kane, in the [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 4, 2011Lawsuits “Drinking from the Taxpayer Trough”LLAW, a legal watchdog group, has released a report on Louisiana's "broken legal system." The new [...]Read more
Posted by Fergus Hodgson on February 3, 2011Pelican Institute President Appears on Garland Robinette ShowKevin Kane discusses new research, "Louisiana's Fiscal Albatross: The Coming Public Pension Crisis." The [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on January 6, 2011Commentary: City Journal: New Orleans a Model for Urban RenewalIn spite of the despair which clouded our city during and after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has [...]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