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Employment Declines for the 7th Straight Month: Louisiana Economic Situation January 2024
Louisiana’s economy needs a comeback. While there are many reasons why, a major reason is that the state [...]
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Routine Performance Audits Can Help Louisianans Find Career Paths Out of Poverty
Louisiana’s official poverty rate of 19.6% in 2021 was the highest in the country, according to the U.S. [...]
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We Can Defeat Poverty, But Must Choose Real-World Strategies To Do It
Louisiana is undoubtedly one of America’s cultural centers. Cajun, Creole, Spanish, and other influences [...]
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N.C. tax reform: A model for Louisiana
by Brian Balfour, senior vice president of research, John Locke Foundation If Louisiana wants to look for [...]
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It’s No Secret Why People are Leaving Louisiana
Ever since the new estimates from the U.S Census Bureau showing that both Louisiana and the City of New [...]
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Louisianans Aren’t Getting What they Pay For
As the legislative session gets underway, there are important discussions happening about the two [...]
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REFORM BROKEN TAX SYSTEM TO BRING JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY BACK TO LOUISIANA, PELICAN INSTITUTE SAYS
Every time you turn around, Louisiana earns another not-so-prestigious honor by being listed among the [...]
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Daniel Erspamer: Bold New Approaches Needed For Louisiana
The Pelican Institute’s CEO, Daniel Erspamer, recently had an OpEd published by The Advocate, both [...]
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Louisiana: Rich State or Poor State?
All findings of the 2016 Index considered, the regimen for Louisiana is clear. Louisiana needs to adopt [...]
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