Posted by Hope Schumaker on February 20, 20262026 Legislative Session Public Safety and Criminal Justice OverviewWith just weeks until the legislative session begins, the nearly 200 prefiled bills and the spotlight of [...]Read more
Posted by Hope Schumaker on August 14, 2025(Machine) Learning in Louisiana SchoolsFor many around the state, last week marked the first day of school. Students, teachers, and parents [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on July 9, 2025One Big Beautiful Bill? Here’s what the experts have to say.Checking in at 870 pages, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” addresses a multitude of policy issues large and [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on March 28, 2025Election Day Eve Amendment 2 News RoundupTomorrow, Saturday, March 29, is Election Day in Louisiana, and voters will head to the polls to decide [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on March 17, 2025News Roundup: Louisiana Buzzing about Constitutional Amendment 2Early voting kicked off Saturday, March 15, across Louisiana. As voters begin to head to the polls in [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on February 25, 2025Education Freedom Opponents Keep Recycling Tired Old ArgumentsA recent article in The Advocate and nola.com cast doubt on whether the new LA GATOR Scholarship Program [...]Read more
Posted by Editor on April 29, 2011Times-Picayune Letter to the Editor: Louisiana is Already Squeezing Taxpayers EnoughEdward Ashworth and Andrew Muhl argue in favor of increasing the state's cigarette tax, and the authors [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on June 10, 2010Commentary: Employment Numbers a Mirage, Emphasize Need for Fiscal ReformAs you may have seen in the news, the U.S. economy added just over 431,000 jobs in May. Unfortunately, [...]Read more
Posted by Jamison Beuerman on April 16, 2010Commentary: Innovative Hurricane Prevention Measures Merit ConsiderationAs described in the Times-Picayune, a delegation of Dutch and American architects and urban planners [...]Read more