The Advocate
Bayou Built: Louisiana Businesses are Paving the Way
New Orleans has a reputation that precedes it. Fondly referred to as the “Big Easy” and known for its [...]
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Election Day Eve Amendment 2 News Roundup
Tomorrow, Saturday, March 29, is Election Day in Louisiana, and voters will head to the polls to decide [...]
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News Roundup: Louisiana Buzzing about Constitutional Amendment 2
Early voting kicked off Saturday, March 15, across Louisiana. As voters begin to head to the polls in [...]
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Louisiana’s TANF Woes Are Connected to DCFS Concerns
Over the past few months, tragedies involving abused and neglected children and a “toxic” work [...]
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Making Sense of School Rankings and Ratings: Parents Just Want it Straight
WalletHub just released another report in which it ranked Louisiana 49th in education. Around the same [...]
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Teacher Pension Debt Hits a Whopping $11.1 Billion
Louisiana’s retirement debt costs the state $1 of every $4 in annual state aid allocated to public [...]
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School Accountability is too Important to Not Get Right
Last week, The Advocate reported on plans by state education officials to make significant shifts to the [...]
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Sen. Kennedy Gets It Wrong On Louisiana Criminal Justice Reform
James Lapeyre, leader of Smart on Crime Louisiana, and Daniel Erspamer, CEO of Pelican Institute, had to [...]
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LABI’s Stephen Waguespack Makes The Case for Criminal Justice Reform in Louisiana
Today, Stephen Waguespack has a Guest Column in The Advocate which makes the case that lawmakers should [...]
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