Posted by Isabella Albano on January 30, 2026Setting the Tone: Fiscal Restraint in Louisiana’s FY 2027 Executive BudgetThe new year is well underway, which means a new budget for the upcoming fiscal year must be proposed for [...]Read more
Posted by Isabella Albano on June 25, 2025One Door, Many Opportunities: A Win for LouisianaThe 2025 Louisiana Regular Session is over, with mixed results for Louisianans. A major win worth [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on June 2, 2025What Louisianans Should Know About the “One Big Beautiful Bill”Congress is moving fast on a sweeping package known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB)—and it could [...]Read more
Posted by Isabella Albano on April 28, 2025Louisiana Forges a Path from Poverty to Prosperity through “One Door” LegislationThis legislative session, lawmakers are taking a bold step toward breaking the cycle of poverty and [...]Read more
Posted by on February 4, 2025Comprehensive Task Force Report Presents Opportunity to Drive One Door to Self-Sufficiency Initiative ForwardLouisiana is famous for its rich culture, beautiful landscape, and abundant natural resources. Yet, many [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on July 13, 2023How Reforming Louisiana’s Safety-Net Programs Will Increase ProsperityLouisiana has one of the highest poverty rates out of all the states, but why? That’s a complicated [...]Read more
Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on April 1, 2023One of Every Five Louisianans Receive Food StampsYou read that correct: One of every five Louisianans receive food stamps. Or, more technically, they [...]Read more
Posted by on March 24, 2023What Happened to the Concept of Work?Earlier this month, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the state agency in [...]Read more
Posted by Matt Cole on October 9, 2012Record 47 Million Americans Now Receive Food StampsAlthough food stamp participation rates typically increase during a recession, a new study demonstrates [...]Read more